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THE 



PRACTICAL SPELLING BOOK, 



MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION 



IN THE RUDIMENTS OP 



THE ENGLISH TONGUE, 



CHARLES JAMES CANNON, 

AUTHOR OF " BOOK FIRST OF LESSONS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS ■" " BOOK 
SECOND OF LESSONS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS," ETC. 







NEW YORK: 
EDWARD DUNIGAN AND BROTHER, 

151 FULTON-STREET, NEAR BROADWAY. 

1852. 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, 

By Edward Dunigan & Brother, 

In the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States for the Southern 
District of New York. 



PREFACE 



To prepare a work for the instruction of the young — 
however pleasant it may be — is by no means an easy task ; 
for, while great care and labour are necessary to the proper 
performance of it, an imperfection in his plan, or a mistake 
in the execution of a plan of admitted excellence, will ren- 
der the greatest care and labour of an author most sadly 
misapplied. And yet, in an undertaking in which failure is 
fso easy, and success so problematical, we find many engaged 
who, though persons of acknowledged talent and education, 
seem wholly wanting in the experience that every one who 
comes before the public as a teacher should possess. Hence 
it is, that among the great number of Spelling-Books every- 
where to be found, so very few have any value for the pur- 
poses for which they were intended ; — one writer professing 
to teach those to read at sight who are ignorant of even the 
first principles of a word, and another, who has mistaken 
silliness for simplicity, devoting whole pages to an unmean- 
ing repetition of a few pet words and phrases. A little 
experience would have taught both these system-mongers 
that they were equally wrong in their estimate of the mental 
capacity of childhood. It is less comprehensive than the 
former would have us suppose, but far more than we should 
be led to think from the verbiage of the latter. 

Now, although he knows he has the authority of more 
than one Dogberry against him, the Compiler of the follow- 
ing pages does not believe that " to write and read comes by 



6 PREFACE. 



nature ;" neither does he believe that one can ever read well 
who has not some previous idea of the elementary sounds 
of which words are composed ; and he has therefore endeav- 
oured — imperfectly it may be — to render a needful service 
to the young of to-day, by the lessons in this book, in which 
particular pains have been taken, to impart to the learner 
that knowledge of the vowel and diphthongal sounds of the 
language, which every speaker of English should be master 
of. He has not, however, except in some of the early 
lessons, thought it necessary to make much use of the 
figures by which the sounds of the vowels are marked, nor 
has he had recourse to any other signs ; but, to render the 
lessons easy to beginners, that division of the words into 
syllables which seems most natural has been preferred to 
what is more strictly etymological, and all silent letters, and 
the servile e> when the preceding vowel is short, have been 
printed in the Italic character. Yet all letters printed in 
Italics are not silent ; for when s has the sound of z ; ck the 
sound of sh ; and c and g, where they would naturally be 
hard, the sounds of s andy, they are so printed. To mark 
the hard sound of ck, small capitals have been used ; and 
also the hard sound of g before e and i, and the flat sound 
of th, are marked in the same manner. With these few 
words of explanation, the Compiler commits his Practical 
Spelling-Book, which has cost him some labour, both 
mental and manual, to the care of that Public to whom he 
is already indebted for many kindnesses. 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON ORTHOGRAPHY. 



Orthography teaches the nature and powers of letters, 
and the just method of spelling words. It defines a letter 
to be the first principle, or least part of a word. The letters 
of the English language, called the English Alphabet, are 
twenty-six in number, and are the representatives of certain 
articulate sounds, the elements of the language. 

An articulate sound is the sound of the human voice, 
formed by the organs of speech. 

Letters are divided into Vowels and Consonants. 

A vowel is an articulate sound that can be perfectly 
uttered by itself, as a, e, o, which are formed without the 
help of any other sound. 

A consonant is an articulate sound that cannot be perfectly 
uttered without the help of a vowel ; as 6, d, f I, which 
require vowels to express them fully. 

The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. {W 
and Y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable, 
but in every other situation they are vowels.) 

A has properly four sounds. That of the long slender 
English a, as in fate ; the long Italian a, as in far ; the broad 
German a, as in fall ; and the short Italian a, as mfat. 

E has two sounds. The long e t as in me ; and the short e, 
as in met. 

I has also two sounds. The long diphthongal i, as in pine ; 
and the short i f as in pin. 



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has four sounds. The long open o, as in no ; the long 
close o, as move ; the long broad o, as in nor ; and the short 
broad o, as in not. 

U has three sounds. The long diphthongal u, as in tube ; 
the short simple u, as in tub ; and the middle, or obtuse u, 
as in bull. 

W, when a vowel, has always the sound of long u, as in 
new : and 

Y, as a vowel, has two sounds. Long y, as in dry ; and 
short y, as in hymn. 

Besides these, which have been called the proper, or 
simple sounds of the vowels, they have, in certain combina- 
tions, others very different. For example : 

A, when preceded by to, ivh, or qu, takes the sound of o 
in not, as in wan, what, quality, pronounced won, whot, 
quolity ; when followed by r, has frequently the sound of u 
short, as in cedar ; and in the numerous terminations of age, 
when the accent is not upon it, has in many instances that of 
short i, as in cabbage. 

E has sometimes the sound of u short before r, as in her; 
in there and where, &c, it has the sound of the long slender 
English a; and in clerk and sergeant that of the long 
Italian a. ■ 

/ has in some words the sound of e short, as in birth ; of 
e long, as in divine ; of ee, as in caprice ; and in others of u 
short, as in bird. 

0, in such words as son and dove, takes the sound of u 
short. 

U in bury has the sound of e short ; and in busy that of 
short i : and 

Y has sometimes the sound of short e, as in myrrh; and, at 
the end of an unaccented syllable, that of long weak e, as in 
holy. 

The vowels may therefore be thus marked : 



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1 a, as in fate. 

2 a, " far. 

3 a, " falL 

4 a, " fat. 

5 a, " wan, o short. 

6 a, " cedar, w short. 

7 a, " cabbage, £ short. 

1 e, " me. 

2 e, " met 

3 e, " her, u short. 
,4 ( long slender 

Te > 1 English a. 



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5 i, as in caprice, double e. 

6 i, " bird, u short. 

1 6, " no. 

2 6, " m6ve. 

3 6, " ndr. 

4 6, " n6t. 

5 o, " son, u short. 

1 li, rt tiibe. 

2 u, " tub. 

3 u, " bull. 

4 u, " bury, e short. 

5 u, " busy, i short. 

1 y, " dry. 

2 y, " hymn. 

3 y, " myrrh, e short. 

4 y, " holy, long weak e. 



ie, 

5 e, " clerk, long Italian cu 

1 i, " pine. 

2 !, " pin. 

3 i, " birth, e short 

4 i, * divine, e long. 

Of vowels are formed diphthongs and triphthongs. A 
diphthong is the union of two vowels pronounced by a single 
impulse of the voice, as ea in beat, ou in sound ; and a triph- 
thong the union of three vowels pronounced in like manner, 
as ea u in beau, lew in view. 

A proper diphthong is that in which both the vowels are 
sounded, as oi in voice, ou in ounce. 

An improper diphthong has but one of the vowels sounded, 
as ea in eagle, oa in boat. 

The consonants are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, 
t, v, x, z, and w and y when they begin a word or syllable. 

Consonants are divided into mutes and semi-vowels. 

The mutes cannot be sounded at all without the aid of a 
vowel. They are b, p, t, d, k, and c and g hard. 

The semi-vowels have an imperfect sound of themselves. 
They are /, I, m, n, r, v, s, z, x, and c and g soft ; four of 
which, namely, I, m, n, r, are also distinguished by the name 
of liquids, from their readily uniting with other consonants, 
and flowing, as it were, into their sounds. 



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The sounds of the consonants are nearly as follows : 

B has one sound, as in bind. 

C has three sounds. One of k, as in cap ; another of s, as 
in cent ; and a third of z, as in sacrifice. 

D has two sounds. Its own proper one in did, and that 
of t, when preceded by silent e, as in vexed. 

F has uniformly one sound, as in fin, except in the preposi- 
tion of, when it has the sound of v. 

G has two sounds. One hard, as in gave, go, gun ; and 
the other soft, as in gem. 

H has one sound, as in hear. 

J" has one sound, as mjet. 

K has one sound, as in keep. 

L has one sound, as in let. 

M has one sound, as in man. 

N has one sound, as in net ; but flowing readily into that 
of Jc, before k, q, x, or c hard, in the same syllable, it forms a 
compound nasal sound, as in ink, cinque, lynx, puncture, &c. 

P has one sound, as in pin. 

Q has the sound of k ; but, except in words derived from 
the French, generally gives to the u, by which it is always 
followed, the sound of w, as in quote, which is pronounced 
as if spelled kwote. 

B, has two sounds. A rough one before a vowel, as in 
rap, and a smooth one before a consonant, as in bark. 

S has four sounds. A sharp hissing sound, as in sin ; a 
flat buzzing one, like z, as in is ; that of s h when followed 
by u, as in sure, and of zh when followed by u and preceded 
by another vowel, as in pleasure. 

T has one sound, as in tin. 

V has one sound, as in vile. 

W, when a consonant, has one sound, as in well. 

X has three sounds. The sound of ks, as in mix, of gz, as 
in exact, and of z in Greek names, as Xerxes, Xenophon, &c. 



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Y, as a consonant, has one sound, as in yes ; and 

Z has two sounds. Its own proper one, as in zeal, and 
that of zh, as in azure. 

The consonants, however, are not always sounded. 

B is silent before t and after m in the same syllable, as in 
debt, dumb, &c. 

C is silent in such words as indict, czar, &c. 

D is silent in the first syllable of Wednesday. 

G is always silent before m and n in the same syllable, as 
in phlegm and sign. 

H is silent after r, as in rhyme, and before o and u in such 
words as hour, humble, &c. 

J, though never silent, takes the sound of y in hallelujah. 

K is silent before n in the same syllable, as in knit, knock. 

L is sometimes silent before d,f, k, m and v, as in could, 
calf, walk, balm, salve. 

M is silent before n in mnemonics. 

N is silent at the end of words when preceded by I or m, 
as in kiln, hymn. 

P is always silent before n, as in pneumatics, and some- 
times before s and t in the same syllable, as in psalm, 
receipt. 

S is sometimes silent, as in isle. 

T is generally silent after s and before le and en, as in 
gristle, fasten, apostle : and 

Wis always silent before r in the same syllable, as in 
write, wrong, wring. 

A consonant and vowel are sometimes combined to form a 
certain sound. There are six of these combinations : — ce, 
zi, si, sci, ti, and zi. 

Ce and ci have both the sound of sh before a vowel in the 
same syllable, when the accent precedes them, as in ocean, 
Q ocial. Si and sci have the sound of sh before a vowel, pre- 
ceded by an accented syllable ending with I, n, r, or s, as in 



12 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



compulsion, transient, version, cassia, conscience ; and ci of zh 
before a vowel when the accented syllable precedes and ends 
with a vowel, as in fusion. Ti has the sound of sh before a 
vowel when preceded by the accent, as in nation ; and that 
of tsh or tch before a vowel when following an accented 
syllable ending with s or x, as in question, mixtion : and zi has 
the sound of zh before a vowel, when the accented syllable 
preceding it ends with a vowel, as in glazier. 

Sometimes, also, two consonants are combined so as to 
make a simple sound, or the sound of some other letter or 
letters. There are seven of these united or double con- 
sonants : — ch, sh, th, ng, gh, ph, sc. The double consonant 
ch has three sounds. A proper sound, as in church ; the 
sound of k, as in chord, and of sh, as in chaise. It is silent 
in schism, and, according to common use, in schedule. Sh 
has its proper sound in ship. Th has two sounds. A sharp 
one, as in thin, and a flat one, as in this. The h in this 
combination is sometimes silent, as in isthmus, thyme, &e. 

Ng has two sounds. A nasal one, as in sing ; and that 
of nj w^hen followed by e in the same syllable, as in strange. 
The sound of the g is doubled in some words, as in angry, 
hungry. Gh has also two sounds. One of /, as in laugh, 
cough ; and the other of k, as in hough. The h is some- 
times silent, as in ghost, and in many words such as light, 
bough, dough, the g and h are both silent. 

Ph has always the sound of /, as in philosophy, except 
in Stephen, nephew, where it has the sound of v. In diph- 
thong and triphthong the first h is silent, and the p and h, as 
well as the h after t, are silent in phthisic : and sc has the 
sound of sk before a, o, u, I, and r, and that of s before e, i, 
and y, except in sceptic and scirrhus, where it has the sound 
of sk, the former of which, however, is now generally written 
as it is pronounced, skeptic. 



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ALPHABET. 

SOMAN CAPITAL LETTERS. 


A 


B 


CDEFGHIJK 




L 


MNOPQRST 


c 




U V W X Y Z . 


j 




ROMAN SMALL LETTERS. 


a 


b 


cdefghijkl 


! 


m 


nopqrstu 
v w x y z . 

ITALIC CAPITAL LETTERS. 


A 


B 


CDEFGHIJK 




L 


MJYOPQRST 


' 




U V W X Y Z . 






ITALIC SMALL LETTERS. 


a 

I 


b 


cdefghijkl 


1 


' m 


nopqrstu 
v w x y z . 


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DIFFERENTLY ARRANGED. 








ROMAN CAPITAL LETTERS. 






B 


R 


C G D P H K E 


F 


A 




V 


I J L T O Q M 
U W S Z X Y. 

ROMAN SMALL LETTERS. 


N 




b 


d 


p q a c e f j 


i 


1 




h 


k g y o m n u 
t z s w V x . 

ITALIC CAPITAL LETTERS. 


r 




Z. 


YXWVUTSR 


Q 


P 




OJYMLKJIHG 








F E D C B A. 










ITALIC SMALL LETTERS. 






a 


e 


i o u w y b c 


d 


f 




g 


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r s t v x ■ z . 

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VOWELS AND CONSONANTS IN THEIR SIMPLEST 






COMBINATIONS 










SECTION I. 








Words and syllables of 


two letters. 








LESSON I. 






Ab 


eb 


ib 


ob 


ub 


ac 


ec 


ic 


oc 


uc 


ad 


ed 


id 


od 


lid 


af 


ef 


if 


of 


uf 


ag 


eg 


lesson n. 


og 


ug 


Al 


el 


il 


ol 


111 


am 


em 


im 


om 


urn 


au 


en 


in 


on 


un 


ap 


ep 


!P 


op 


up 


ar 

1 


er 


ir 

lesson m. 


or 


ur 


As 


es 


is 


OS 


us 


at 


et 


it 


ot 


ut 


av 


ev 


iv 


ov 


uv 


ax 


ex 


ix 


ox 


ux 


az 

* 


ez 


iz 


oz 


uz 















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LESSOH 


IV. 






Ba 


be 


bi 


bo 


bu 


by 


da 


de 


di 


do 


du 


dy 


fa 


fe 


fi 


fo 


fu 


fy 1 


ga 
ha 


he 


hi 


go 
ho 


gu 
hu 


hy 






LESSON V. 






Ja 


J e 


ji 


j° 


j u 


jy 


ka 


ge 
ke 


ki 


ko 


ku 


gy 
k y 


ca 






CO 


cu 




la 


le 


li 

LESSON 


lo 

VI. 


lu 


iy 


Ma 


me 


mi 


mo 


mu 


my 


na 


ne 


ni 


no 


nu 


ny 


pa 


pe 


P. 1 


po 


pu 


py 


ra 


re 


ri 


ro 


ru 


r y 


sa 


se 


si 


so 


su 


s y 




ce 


ci 

LESSON 


vn. 




cy , 


Ta 


te 


ti 


to 


tu 


ty ; 


va 


ve 


vi 


vo 


vu 


v y 


wa 


we 


wi 


wo 




wy 


y a 


y e 


yj 


y° 


y u 




za 


ze 


zi 


zo 


zu 


z y 















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SECTION II. 




i 


Words and 


syllables of \ 


three letters 


• 






LESSON I. • 






Bad 


cad 


dad 


gad 


had 


lad 


mad 


pad 


sad 


rad 


bag 


cag 


dag 


fag 


gag- 


hag 


J a g 


lag 


mag 


nag 


rag 


sag 


tag 

lesson n. 


wag 


zag 


Ban 


can 


dan 


fan 


gan 


han 


Ian 


man 


nan 


pan 


ran 


san 


tan 


van 


bap 


cap 


dap 


gap 


hap 


lap 


map 


nap 


pap 

lesson m. 


rap 


sap 


Tap 


bat 


cat 


fat 


hat 


lat 


mat 


nat 


pat 


rat 


sat 


tat 


vat 


lax 


max 


pax 

1 


tax 


wax 

LESSON IV. 






Bar 


car 


dar 


far 


gar 


har 


jar 


lar 


mar 


nar 


par 


tar 


var 


baw 


caw 


daw 


gaw 


haw 


jaw 


law 


maw 


paw 


raw 


saw 


taw 

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• 


LESSON V. 






Bed 


fed 


led 


red 


wed 


beg 


leg 


peg 


ben 


den 


fen 


hen 


. men 


pen 


ten 


wen 


bet 


Get 


jet 


let 


met 


net 


pet 

LESSON VI. 


set 


wet 


Bid 


did 


hid 


lid 


mid 


rid 


big 


dig 


fig 


Gig 


Pig 


rig 


wig 


bin 


fin 


gin 


pin 


sin 


tin 


win 


dip 


hip 


lip 


nip 


pip 






LESSON vn. 




Rip 


sip 


tip 


bit 


fit 


hit 


lit 


pit 


sit 


wit 


fix 


pix 


six 


bob 


cob 


fob 


hob 


lob 


mob 


rob 


sob 


bod 


cod 

lesson vni. 


dod 


fod j 


God 


hod 


nod 


pod 


rod 


l sod 


tod 


bog 


cog 


dog 


fog 


g°g 


hog 


j°g 


log 


nog 


sog 


con 


don 


cop 


fop 


hop 


lop 


mop 


P°P 

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LESSON IX. 






Sop 
got 


top 
hot 


bot 
jot 


cot 
lot 


dot 
mot 


not 


pot 


rot 


sot 


tot 


box 


fox 


bub 


cub 


hub 


nub 


pub 


rub 

LESSON X. 


sub 


tub 


Bud 


cud 


dud 


fud 


gud 


hud 


jud 


mud 


rud 


sud 


bug 

mug 

cun 


dug 
pug 
dun 


hug 
rug 
fun 

LESSON XL 


jug 
tug 

hun 


lug 

bun 

gun 


Nun 


pun 


run 


sun 


tun 


cup 

; fur 


pup 
hur 


sup 
but 


bur 
cut 


cur 
hut 


jut 


nut 


put 

LESSON XII. 


sut 


rut 


Cry 

pry 

sty 
dew 


dry 
shy 
THy 
few 


fly 
sky 
try 
Gew 


fry 
sly 
why 
hew 


s py 

wry 
jew 


lew 


mew 


new 


pew 


sew 


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THE PBACTTCAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 




; 




LESSON 


xin. 






Ace 

eke 


age 
eve 


ale 
ice 


ape 
ile 


ate 
ire 


ode 


ope 


ore 


ure 


use 






LESSON 


XIV. 






Bla 


ble 


bli 


blo 


blu 


bly 


cla 


cle 


cli 


clo 


clu 


cly 


fla 


fle 


fli 


flo 


flu 


fly 


gla 


gle 


gli 

LESSOR 


glo 

r xy. 


glu 


g!y 


Pla 
sla 


pie 
sle 


pli 
sli 


plo 
slo 


plu 
slu 


ply 

sly 


bra 


bre 


bri 


bro 


bru 


bry 


era 


ere 


en 

LESSOR 


cro 

' XVI. 


cru 


cry 


Dra 


dre 


dri 


dro 


dru 


dry 


fra 


fre 


fri 


fro 


fru 


fry 


gra 


gre 


gn 


gro 


gru 


g r y 


pra 
tra 


pre 
tre 


pn 
tri 


pro 
tro 


pru 
tru 


pry 

try 



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SECTION III. 






Won 


is of four 

LESSON I. 


letters. 






The first sound of a, as 


in Fate. 




Babe 


bake 


bane 


base 


bate 


cake 
dace 
face 


came 

dale 

fade 


cane 

dame 

fame 


cape 
dare 
fare 


case 
date 
fate 


gale 


game 


gate 

lesson n. 


gave 


gaze 


Lace 
mace 


lade 
made 


lame 
male 


'lane 
mate 


late 
maze 


pace 
race 
safe 


pale 
rake 
sage 


pane 

rate 

sake 

lesson m. 


pare 
rave 
sale 


pate 
raze 
same 




The second sound of a, 


as in Far. 




Barb 

carp 
garb 
mark 


bard 
cart 
hard 
marl 


bark 
dark 
harp 
park 


barn 
darn 
lard 
part 


card 
dart 
lark 
tart 






LESSON IV. 








The third sound of a y as in Fall. 




| Bald 
S : fall 
taZk 


baZk 

gall 

tall 


ball 
kail 
walk 


ca£k 
pall 
wall 


call 
salt 
ward 


warm 


warn 


warp 


wart 







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LESSON V. 








The fourth sound of a, as in Fat. 




Band 

dank 

hang 

lamb 

rant 


bank 
damp 
hank 
lamp 
sang 


bant 

fang 

jarnj 

pang 

sank 

LESSON VI. 


camp 

gang 

land 

rang 

tank 


cant 

hand 

lank 

rank 

vamp 




The first sound of e, as in Me. 




Bead 
deed 
feel 
jeer 


beak 
deal 
fear 
keel 


beam 
deem 
feet 
keep 

lesson yn. 


bean 
deep 
Gear 
leaf 


beat 
deer 
heap 
lean 

i 


Leap 
meat 
peal 
seed 


leer 
need 
peep 
seek 


mead 
near 
peer 
seal 

lesson vm. 


meal 
neat 
read 
team 


mean 
peak 
reef 
tear 




2 

The second sound of e, as in Met. 




Bend 

delf 

felt 

next 

self 


bell 

desk 

help 

pelf 

send 


belt 

dell 

hemp 

pest 

tent 

LESSON IX. 


cell 

debt 

mend 

rent 

vest 


celt 

fell 

melt 

rest 

west 




The first sound of i, as in Pine. 




Bide 
file 


bind 
find 


bite 
fire 


dine 
hind 


fife 
hire 








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23 


like 


lime line mile 


mine 


mire 


mite nigh nine 


pike 


pine 


pipe rind ripe 


rise 


side 


sigh sign size 


tide 


time 


vile vine wipe 

LESSON X. 
The second sound of i, as in Pin. 


wise 


Bill 


dish disk fill 


fish 


gill 


Gimp hill hint 


jimp 


km 


king kiss limb 


limp 


lint 


mill mint mist 


pink 


pill 


risk rill sink 


sin 


tm 


tint wing wink 

LESSON XI. 

The first sound of o, as in No. 


will 


Bold 


fooll bone bolt 


cold 


comb 


cone cope core 


doge 


dome 


dose dolt dote 


doze 


fold 


gold home hone 


hope 


hose 


host lone mole 


mote 


noil 


nose note pole 


Pope 


pore 

t ! 


toll tone wove 

LESSON xn. 

The second sound of o, as in Move. 


zone 


Book 


boon boot cool 


coon 


coop 


coot doom fool 


hook 


look 


loom loon loop 


moon 


moor 


moot move noon 


pool 


poor 


room root soon 


tool 


i 



24 



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Born 
fork 



Bond 
gong 
lost 



lesson xin. 

The third sound of o, as in Noe. 



cord cork 


corn 


dorn 


horn lord 


lorn 


morn 


The fourth sound of 0, 


as in Not. 




boss dock 


doll 


fond 


hock lock 


long 


loss 


mock moss 


rock 


toss 



LESSON XIV. 
The first sound of w, as in Tube.* 



Cube 


cute 


duke 


dupe 


fume 


fuse 


June 


luke 


lute 


mule 


muse 


mute 


nude 


pule 


tube 


tune 


rude 


rule 

LESSON XT. 


run% 


ruse 




The second sound of u, 


2 

as in Tub. 




Bulk 


burn 


bust 


burr 


buzz 


curb 


curd 


curl 


dusk 


dull 


dum5 


hush 


husk 


hull 


hump 


hurt 


lung 


lump 


mush 


musk 


numb 


pump 


purr 


rush 


rust 



The third sound of it, as in Bull. 

Bush bull full push pull 



Strictly speaking, u long after r has the sound of 00. 





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SECTION IV. 






Words of jwe letters. 






LESSON I. 




Blade 


bride 


crape 


crude 


blame 


brine 


crate 


flame 


blaze 


broke 


crave 


flare 


brace 


brute 


clime 


frame 


brave 


clave 


crime 


froze 


breve 


crane 


close 


flute 




lesson n. 




Glade 


glebe 


grove 


prize 


glare 


glide 


place 


probe 


glaze 


gripe 


prate 


prude 


grace 


gloze 


price 


slate 


grape 


grope 


pride 


space 


grave 


gross 


prime 


spade 




lesson m. 




State 


spile 


spoke 


trade 


stave 


spine 


stole 


tribe 


slice 


spire 


store 


tripe 


slide 


spite 


stove 


trite 


slime 


stile 


spume 


troll 


spike 


slope 


trace 


trope 




LESSON rv. 




Black 


brand 


bring 


clack 


bland 


blend 


brink 


clang 


blank 

1 


blink 


block 


clamp 



3 . 











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THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


cramp 


click 


clump 


flank | 


crank 


cling 


dress 


frank 


crash 


clock 


drink 


flesh 


cleft 


cluck 


dross 


flush 




LESSON V. 




Fling 


grass 


prong 


stung 


flock 


plant 


slant 


stump 


frock 


plash 


slash. 


tramp 


frost 


pluck 


stamp 


trash 


gland 


plump 


stand 


tress 


glass 


plush 


sling 


trick 


grand 


press 


sting 


troth 


grasp 


print 


stick 


trump 




CHAPTEE IT. 




EXERCISES ON 


THE VOWELS. 




SECTION I. 


* 


Words 


of two syllables. 


accented on 


the first 




LESSON I. 






A in the accented syllable as in Fate 




Ba' by 


ca' per 


ha' ter 


na' tal 


ba con 


da^ ly 


la dy 


pa per 


ba ker 


d&i $y 


lazy 


qua ker 


ba sin 


fa tal 


ma ker 


ra zor 


ca bltf 


ga bk 


ma tron 


wa fer 











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i 




LESSON II. 






A in the accented 


syllable as in Fae. 




Bar' ber 


faTH' er 


hard' er 


mar' tin 


bar ter 


far mer 


harp er 


mar tyr 


car pet 


gar den 


jar gon 


par don 


car ter 


gar ter 


lar der 


part ner 


dar ling 


gar ment 


mar ket 


sar del 




LESSON III. 






A in the accented syllable as in Fall. 




Bald' ness 


fa? con 


salt' er 


talk' er 


bald ric 


fall ing 


salt ish 


walk er 


ball play 


fal ter 


pal sj 


wal nut 


cal dron 


lial ter 


pal ter 


war bl<? 


calk er 


malt ster 


pal try 


wa ter 




LESSON IV. 






A in the accented 


syllable as in Fat. 




An' gle 


dan 7 die 


hap' py 


pad' dl<? 


ap iple 


fan cy 


Ian tern 


rab bit 


bad ly 


faTH om 


man ly 


rap id 


can dy 


gaTH er 


man ner 


sad die 


can ter 


hail elk 


nar row 


tan ner 




LESSON V. 






Em the accented 


syllable as in Me. 




E' ven 


cere' ment 


ge' nus 


pea' cock 


e vil 


dea con 


hea THen 


-peo pl# 


hea ver 


de cent 


le gal 


queen ly 


be -5'om 


fe male 


mean ing 


re al 


ce rate 

A 


fe ver 


near ly 


se cret 
>n. 


11 things hav 


e THeir sea-sc 





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LESSON VI. 






is 7 in the accented syllable as in Met. 




Bet' ter 
bel fry 
cer tain 
dec ade 
del uge 


en' ter hec' tor 
ev er jel ly 
fet ter ket tl# 
gen tl# let ter 
heav y mer ry 

LESSON VII. 

/ in the accented syllable as in Pine. 


net' tl# 
pep per 
reb el 
sex ton 
tern per 


Bi' as 

bi bl<? 
ci der 
di et 
fire man 


gi' ant li' on 
hi^A land mi ser 
i die nine ty 
kind ness pi lot 
li ar qui et 

LESSON VIII. 

I in the accented syllable as in Pin. 


ri' ot 
si lent 
tidy 
vi and 
wise ly 


Big' ot 

bil low 
cin der 
civ il 
dif fer 


fin' ish lim' ber 
Gim let mil ler 
hin der mit ten 
jin gle nin ny 
kin die pick axe 

LESSON 15. 

O in the accented syllable as in No. 


quin' sy 
rid dig 
sin ner 
tin der 
win ter 


Bold' ness 
boat man 
co gent 
dole ful 
fore man 


go' ry lo' cal 
ho ly mole hill 
hope ful no hie, 
jo k.er no ted 
load stone o pen 


po' et 
po lar 
ro guish 
so ber 
to tal 


God shall judge both, the just and the un-just. 





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29 




LESSON X, 






O in the accented * 


syllable as in Move. 




Bo' som 


hoot/ ing 


moon 7 light 


noon 7 tide 


coo ing 


loop hole 


mov er 


poor ly 


do er 


loos en 


mov ing 


roo my 


do ings 


lo ser 


move ment 


sooth er 


fool ish 


moo dy 


noo die 


soo ty 




LESSON XI. 






in the accented 


syllable as in Nok. 




Bor' der 


gor 7 gon 


mor' sel 


or' der 


cor ner 


hor net 


mor tal 


sor did 


dor mant 


lord ly 


mor tar 


sort ment 


for mal 


lord ship 


or bit 


tor ment 


for mer 


morn ino; 


orch ard 


tor rid 




LESSON XII. 






in the accented 


syllable as in Not. 




Bob' bin 


fon 7 die 


job' ber 


pock 7 et 


bon fire 


{ore head 


lob ster 


rob ber 


cob web 


gob let 


mod el 


sod den 


coffin 


gos pel 


nod dl# 


sol id 


dol lar 


hob by 


odd ly 


top &not 




LESSON XIII. 






C^in the accented 


syllable as in Tube. 




Bu 7 rin^ 


du' cal 


fu'el 


hu 7 man 


en bic 


dnly 


fu ry 


jm cy 


en rate 
Not 


dn ty 


huge ly 


jury 

Lew. 


;h-ing nn-der the sun is r 



30 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK 




lu 7 cid 
mu sic 


nu' bib pure 7 ly 
pu pil sure ly 

LESSON XIV. 


tu 7 lip 
tu mult 


IT in the accented syllable as in Tub. 




Bub' \>\e 
buck et 
but ter 
cul prit 
cun ning 


dun' geon hud' die 
dus ty jug gle 
fur row lub ber 
gul let mus lin 
gun ner nuin ber 


pud 7 dig 
rud der 
sud den 
turn bk 
vul gar 


LESSON XV. 

U in the accented syllable as in Bull. 




Buir dog 
bull finch 
bul lace 
bul let 


bull 7 ion full 7 age 
bul lock full er 
bul ly ful ly 
bul rush ful ness 


pul' let 
pul ley 
pul pit 
su gar* 


W: 


LESSON XVI. 

n the accented syllable like u in Tube. 


Dew' drop 
dew lap 
dew y 
ew er 


few 7 ness jews 7 harp 
Gew gaw lewd ness 
hew ing mew ing 
jew el new el 
LESSON XVII. 


new 7 ly 
new ness 
pew ter 

sew er 


T 


in the accented syllable like i in Pini 




Cy 7 cl* 
cy press 
dy ing 
eye ball 


eye 7 brow hy 7 dra 
eye glass hy men 
eye lash ly ing 
eye lid ly rist 


vhj' mer 
sy phonf 
ty rant 
tyro 


Wis-dom ex-eeeds fol-ly as much as light 
ex-ceeds dark-ness. 


* S like sh. t PI like /. | 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 31 

LESSON XVIII. 

Y in the accented syllable like i in Pin. 

Cyn/ ic hys' sop nymph' like* syn' die 

cys tis lyr ic syl van syn od 

gym nic mys tic sym bol tyrn pan 

hym nic nymph ish* syrn^ torn typ ic 



SECTION II. 
Words of two syllables, accented on the second. 

LESSON I. 

A in the accented syllable as in Fate, Far, Fall, Fat. 



A base' 


nar rate' 


re gard' 


ad vance' 


a bate 


par take 


re mark 


at tach 


be late 


re pair 


re tard 


at tract 


de lay 


sns tain 


se gar 


de cant 


dis may 


a far 


ap pal 


e lance 


dis place 


a larm 


be fall 


en trance 


e rase 


de bar 


in thral 


mis hap 


mis name 


de part 


mis call 


mis chance 


mis take 


hus sar 


re call 


per haps 



LESSON II. 

E and i in the accented syllable as in Me, Met, Pine, Pin. 

A gree' con cede 7 mis lead' se vere' 
be reave de ceit per ceive re deem 



Speak not a-ny thing rash-ly. 

* Ph like /. 



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1 


ve neer' 


pro tect' 


mis time' 


con vine*?' 


amend 


re sent 


o blige 


de sist 


be head 


sus pect 


per spire 


for give 


con fess 


a like 


re side 


in stil 


de fend 


be tide 


sub lime 


mis print 1 


in tend 


con fine 


ad mit 


o mit 


mo lest 


de sire 


be fit 


re sist 




LESSON I'll. 




O in the accented syllable as in No, Move, Nok, Not. 


A dore' 


a loof ' 


ab hor' 


al lot 7 


com pose 


be fool 


a dorn 


a long 


de plore 


be lioof 


a loft 


be sot 


en force 


ca no£ 


ex hort 


con front 


en rol 


im prove 


for lorn 


de coct 


im port 


lam poon 


in form 


ex tol 


pro mote 


mon soon 


per form 


in volve 


re pose 


pol troon 


re morse 


re solv^ 


sup port 


re move 


re sort 


re spond 




LESSON IV. 




U in the accented syll 


able as in Tube, Tub. 


A buse' 


con sume' 


se cure' 


de mur' 


ac cuse 


de duce 


tra duce 


dis cuss 


al lure 


de mure 


au gust 


dis turb 


a muse 


il lume 


be num5 


ex ult 


as sure 


im pute 


be stud 


in cur 


at tune 


in trude 


be thump 


in dulge 


con elude 


je June 


con cur 


in suit 


' con duce 


pe ruse 


con struct 


in urn 


con fuse 

THe eyes 


re sume 


de duct 


re turn 

i 
liis head, |l 


* of a wise 


man are in 


but the fool wa?ks in 


dark-ness. 





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LESSON T. 






T in the accented syllable like i in Pine. 


A dry 7 


a wry' de ny' 


im ply' 


ally 


de cry de scry 


reply 


ap ply 


de fy e spy 


sup ply 




SECTION III. 




Words in 


which the regular sounds 
are heard. 

LESSON I. 

Words of one syllable. 


of the vowels 


Change 


sward quench 


whine 


grange 


swarm wrench 


prince 


strange 


chance verge 


qumce 


barge 


glance verse 


since 


charge 


prance shrine 


wince 


large 


scHeme swine 


borne 


starch 


theme THine 


both 


squall 


THese twine 


bronze 


stall 


drench while 


cloTHe 

i 

yet the sea 


All riv-ers run in-to the sea, 


Aoes not 


o-ver-flow. 


be-ing poor; 


Let us 


be lit-tle, and re-joice in 


with-out this we will not be per-fect dis-ci-ples 


i of Je-sus 


Cmist. 


I 



34 THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


quoth 
do 


north 


sure* 


trudge li 


broth 


bulge 


put 
rAyme 


lose 


cloth 


curse 


gorge 


shon^ 


drudge 


tAyme 
hynm 


horse 


tongs 


surge 




LESSON II. 




Words of two syll 


ables, accented on the first. Vowels in the accented 




syllables long. 




A' corn 


pa' pal 


bi' son 


o' ver 


a ged 


pra ting 


cli mate 


bro ken 


a gent 


qua ver 


cri sis 


do tage 


an gel 


ra kish 


di al 


fo rum 


A pril 


stran ger 


fi nal 


flo rist 


bast ing 


tra der 


fri ar 


fro zen 


era db 


e diet 


mi nor 


gro cer 


era ter 


e ther 


mi tre 


mo dish 


dan ger 


be ing 


ni ire 


mo tivtf 


dra per 


de ist 


pi tfus 1 


no tictf 


fla grant 


he ro 


pi rate 


quo ta 


gra ter 


le ver 


pli ant 


sto ry 


ha tred 


pe nal 


pri vate 


u sage 


ha ven 


pe tal 


ri der 


du al 


la tent 


que rist 


tith? 


gru el 


la ver 


se quel 


tri tie 


hu mid 


ma son 


the ist 


vi al 


mu sic 


na sal 


ve nal 


wi ry 


ru in 


na val 
Af-fa-bil- 


i dol 


o val 


stu pid 
e very pow- 


i-ty and meek-ness ar 


er-ful vir-tues in gain-ing souls to God. 


i 


* S like sh. 





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35 



LESSON III. 

Words of two syllables, accented on the first. Vowels in the accented 
syllables short. 



Ab' bess 
ab hey 
ab bot 
ab sent 
ac cent- 
al id 
act or 
after 
an swev 
an them 
an vil 
ar my 
bab \>\e 
bad ness 
bal ance 
ban dy 
ban ish 
ban ter 
bap tism 
bash ful 



bas' ket 
bat t\e 
el der 
em hers 
ep ic 
beg gar 
bel lows 
ber ry 
bless ed 
ill ness 
ink stand 
bib ber 
big ness 
bish op 
bit ter 
blis ter 
ob ject 
odd ness 
of fer 
oft en 



ox' en 
bod ice 
bod kin 
bod y 
bog gle 
bon net 
bor row 
boTH er 
bot torn 
box er 
bios som 

ugly 

ul cer 
ur chin 
buc kk 
bud get 
bump kin 
bun die 
bur dock 
bur THen 



bus' kin 
bus tard 
bus tie 
blub ber 
blun der 
blus ter 
cab in 
cam let 
cam el 
can die 
dag Ger 
dam sel 
das tard 
daz zl# 
dib hie 
dim ness 
din ner 
dis tanc£ 
diz zy 
doc tor 



The max-ims of the gos-pel are en-tire-ly 
op-postfd to those of the world. 



We should do ev-e-ry thing for God's sake, 
without seek-ing the es-teem of men, or cal- 
, cu-la-ting on their ap-plause. 



36 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



LESSON IV. 

Words of two syllables, accented on the second. 

A bide' ce ment' de serf en rage' 

a bove col lect de si^n en rich 

ac cept com mand de tect en rol 

ac cord com mit dis charge for bid 

ad dress com pare dis grace fore go 

ad mit com pact dis gust fore know 

a go com pel dis miss fore see 

be fore com plete dis pnte fore tell 

be have con cern ef face him self 

be hind con cise ef feet im part 

be hold con elude e lapse im plant 

be reft con demn e late im pose 

be set con sent e lect im prove 

be stir de face e lude in cite 

be stride de file em bark in elude 

be times de form en chant in form 

be ware de grade en close in sist 

be witch de ject en dorse in spire 

cajole de %At en dure in struct 

ca nal de mand en fold in vent 

ca ress de part en force in vite 

cas cade de prive en gage in volve 



Du-pli<?-i-ty can-not be pleas-ing to God, 
and to be tru-ly sim-ple, we should pro-pose 
to our-selves no oth-er end but to please 
God a-lone. 





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37 




CHAPTEE III. 






REGULAR DIPHTHONGS. 






SECTION I. 






Words of one syllable. 






LESSON I. 






Oi and oy, as in Boil, Boy. 




Oil 


doit 


joist 


quoin 


boil 


foil 


j°y 


quoit 


boy 


foin 


loin 


roin 


broil 


foist 


moil 


soil 


choice 


groin 


moist 


spoil 


coil 


hoy 


noise 


toil 


coin 


hoist 


point 


toy 


coy . 


join 


poise 


voice 


cloy 


joint 


quoif 


void 




LESSON II. 






Ou and ow, as in Bound, Now. 




Ounce 


brow 


cow 


drou^At 


out 


brown 


cowl 


flounce 


owl 


browse 


crouch 


flout 


bou^ 


cloud 


crowd 


found 


bounce 


clout 


crown 


frown 


bound 


clown 


down 


gown 


bout 


couch 


douse 


ground 


bow 
If thou 


count 


drown 


growl 
God, de- 


l hast vow<?d 


a-ny-thing tc 


I ? er not to 


pay it. 






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i 


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SPELLING-BOOK. 


, 




grouse 
hound 
house 


mound 
mouth 
mouse 


pout 

proud 

prowl 


souse 

THOU 

town 




howl 


mount 


round 


trounce 




loud 


noun 


rouse 


trout 




lounge 

lour 

lout 


now 

pounce 

pound 


rout 

sound 

sour 


vow 

vouch 

wound 






LESSON III. 








Ai, like a in Fate. 






Aid 
ami. 
bait 
baize 


day 
fail 
flail 
frail 


kail 
laid 
lair 


pray 
quail 
quaint 
rail 




bay 
braid 


fay 
flay 


lay 

maid 


rain 
raise 




hredls 

brain 


fray 
gain 


maim 
main 


ray 
■stain 




bray 
chain 
chair 
claim 


grain 

gay 

gray 
hail 


may 
nail 
nay 
plain 


saint 
say 
stay 
taint 




clay 

daint 

dram 


hair 
hay 
jail 


praise 

paint 

pay 


trail 
vain 
waif 






LESSON IV. 




i 




Au and aw, like a in Fall. 




c 


Au<7^t 
awe 

What-ev-( 


awl 
awn 


bawl 
bawn 


brawl 
brawn 

do, do it 


( 

j 


3r thy hand is a-ble to 


i 


ear-nest-ly. 








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39 


cau^At 


daw 


haw 


paw 


caul 


dawn 


hawk 


pawn 


cause 


drawl 


jaw 


raw 


caw 


fault 


laud 


sauce 


clause 


fawn 


law 


saw 


claw 


gaud 


lawn 


shawl 


craw 


gauze 


maw 


tau^At 


crawl 


gawk 


nau^At 


taw 


daub 


haul 


pause 


vault 




LESSON V. 






JEfc, like 


e in Me. 




Beard 


each 


&nead 


reach 


beast 


ear 


lea 


ream 


bleach 


east 


leag^ 


scream 


bleak 


eat 


leak 


seam 


blear 


eaves 


lease 


sear 


bleat 


feast 


leash 


sheaf 


breach 


fear 


least 


shears 


bream 


fleak 


leave 


sheath 


breaTHe 


fleam 


neap 


sheaTHe 


cease 


freak 


pea 


sheaves 


cheap 


Gear 


peactf 


sneak 


cheat 


gleam 


peach 


speak 


clean 


glean 


pease 


spear 


clear 


grease 


plea 


squeal 


cream 


greaves 


plead 


steam 


crease 


heath 


pleach 


streak 


dream 


hear 


please 


stream 


drear 
We must 


heave 


preach 


tea 
tie gift of 


pray in-ces-sant-ly for t 


per-se-ve-rance. 




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40 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


teach 


treat 


veal 


wreath 1 


tease 


tweak 


wreak 


yeast 




LESSON VI. 






M and ey, like 


a in Eate. 




Bey 

deign 

dey 

ei^A 

ei^At 

ei^Ath 

eyre 


fein 

feint 

frei^At 

grey 

Aeir 

hey 

neigh 


prey 

reign 

reins 

skein 

slei^A 

THeir 

THeira 


THey 

trey 

veil 

vein 

weigh 

wei^At 

whey 




LESSON 


¥11. 




Eu and 


eiv, like u in Tube — 


and ie, like ee in Meet. 


Femd 


chief 


kef 


siege 


d^uce 


Kef 


liege 


shield 


mewl 


field 


niece 


thief 


news 


fiend 


piece 


thieve 


newt 
Brief 


fierce 
grief 


pierce 
priest 


wield 
yield 




LESSON 


VIII. 




Oa, like o in No— and ue and vi, like 
before w, when they hav< 


u in Tube, except when r conies 
j the sound of oo. 


Board 


moat 


CU0 


trutf 


boast 


oaf 


clu<? 


bruise 


broach 


oath 


due 


bruit 


coach 


oats 


flutf 


cruise | 


coast 
hoard 


poach 
roach 


glue 
hue 


fruit 
juice 


loath 


roast 


ru^ 


sluice 


loaTHE 
A man w 


\Aue 


sue 
3r is an an-i 


suit 
-mal with- 


ith-out pray-( 


out the use 


of reason. 




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THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 41 




SECTION II. 




Words 


of two and more syllables. 




LESSON I. 






Oi and oy, as in Boil, Boy 




Oi' ly 


join' er 


poi' son 


oys ter 


joy ance 


rois ter 


oint ment 


joy ful 


roy al 


boil er 


joy ous 


toil er 


boy ish 


loi ter 


toi let 


boy hood 


loy al 


toil some 


coin age 


mois^ en 


toy ish 


coin er 


mois ture 


toy man 


coy ness 


noi some 


toy shop 


foil er 


noi sj 


void anc6 


fois ter 


poin ter 


void ness 


hoi den 


point less 
LESSON II. 


voy age 


A noint' 


as soil' 


dis joint' 


a droit 


con join 


em broil 


a roynt 


con voy 


em ploy 


a void 


de coy 


en join 


al loy 


de ploy 


en joy ^ 


an noy 


de stroy 


me moir* 


ap point 


de void 


pur loin 
pre"-ci#us oint- 


A good name is bet-ter than 


ment. 






* An effort has been made to change the pronunciation of this word, 


' by placing the accent 


on the first syllable, and calling it mem'-war. but 


with very little success. 






4* 





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42 THE ] 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON III. 




On and ow, as in Bound, Now. 


Out' break 


dow'er 


mount' ing 


out cast 


dow las 


mous er 


out cry 


foul ly 


mouse trap 


out let 


foul ness 


mouth ful 


out rage 


found er 


mouth p/ece 


owl ish 


found ling 


pound age 


bound en 


found ress 


pound er 


bound less 


fowl er 


pow er 


boun ty 


fowl ing 


pow der 


count er 


gouty 


round ly 


count ess 


gown man 


round ness 


count less 


hour glass 


row el 


coun ty 


hour hand 


sound ing 


cow er 


hour ly 


sound ly 


cow slip 


house dog 


sound ness 


dou&t er 


house less 


tow el 


doubt ful 


loud ly 


tow er 


dou&t ing 


loud ness 


town ish 


dou^t less 


loun ger 


town like 


dough ty 


•lout ish 


vouch er 


clow dy 


mount er 
LESSON IV. 


vow el 


A bound' 


a mount' 


a vow 7 


a bout 


a round 


ac count 


a ground 


a rouse 


al low 


a loud 

A cov-et-6>u 


a vouch 


an nounce 
)t be sat-is-fie?d 


3 man shall nc 


with mon-ey. 













THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 43 


as tound' 


dis mount' 


re douit' 


be foul 


e nounce 


re dound 


ca rouse 


e now 


re mount 


com pound 
con found 


e spouse 
pro found 


re nounce 
re nown 


de nounce 


pro nounctf 


sur mount 


de vour 
de vout 
dis count 


pro pound 
re bound 
re count 

LESSON V. 

Ax and ay, like a in Fati 


sur round 
throu^A out 
un sound 


Air' ing 
air less 


faint' ly 
faint ness 


pain' ful 
paint er 


air y 
bai liff 


fair ly 
fair ness 


paint ing 
pay ment 


brain less 


fai ry 


plain ness 


cai tiff 
chair man 


gai ly 
gain ful 


play ful 
rail er 


claim ant 


hail stone 


rai ment 


clay ey 
dain ty 
day light 
day star 


hai ry 
jail er 
lay man 
maid en 


rain bow 
sail or 
say ing 
tail or 


fail ing 
fail ure 


may or 
nail er 

LESSON VI. 


vain ly 
wait er 


Ab stain' 


as sail' 


at taint' 


ac claim 
al lay 

Sleep is 


as say 
at tain 


be lay 
be tray 

r-ing man. 


sweet to a la-bou 



44 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


com plain' 


im pair' 


re gain' 


con strain 


mis laid 


re lay 


con tain 


mis lay 


re main 


de claim 


ob tain 


re pair 


de fray 


or dain 


re pay 


de lay 


per tain 


re strain 


dis play 


por tray 


re tail 


ex plain 


pro claim 


re tain 


gain say 


re frain 


sus tain 




SECTION III. 




Words 


of two syllables continued. 




LESSON I. 






Au and aw, like a in Fall. 


Au' burn 


dau$$/ ter 


mawk' ish 


au dit 


daw dl# 


maw worm 


Au gust 


dawn ing 


nau^A ty 


au thor 


fault y 


pau per 


au tunm 


fawn ing 


raw bone 


aw ful 


gau dy 


raw ly 


awn ing 


gaw ky 


raw ness 


bau bl# 


hough ty 


sau cy 


cau dl<s 


haw thorn 


sau sage 


caus tic 


laud er 


saw dust 


cau#e way 


law ful 


taw dry 


daub er 


law yer 


taw ny 


dau phin 
The so^ls of i 


maud lin 


vault ed 
b hands of God. 


he just are in tL. 



THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 45 


vault' er 


ap plause' 


de bauch' 


yawn ing 


as sault 


de fault 


i 


be cause 
be daub 


f]p fraud 


ap plaud' 


VAV5 -LX Gil Lt-VA. 

ex haust 


l 


LESSON II. 






J?a, like e in Me. 




Bea con 


east' ern 


trea' cl# 


bea dl<? 


ea sy 


trea son 


bea gle 


eat en 


trea tis<? 


beak er 


fear ful 


treat ment 


beard ed 


fea ture 


trea ty 


beat en 


leas ing 


weak en 


bea ver 


mea gre 


wea ry 


clear ance 


mea sles 


wea sand 


cleav er 


rea son 


wea sel 


dream y 


seam y 


wheat en 


drear y 


sea son 


year ling 


East er 


stream er 
LESSON III. 


year ly 


A feard' 


be reave 7 


en treat' 


af fear 


be smear 


en dear 


an neal 


be speak 


es cheat j 


ap peal 


con ceal 


im peach 


ap pear 


con geal 


in crease 


ap pease 


de cease 


in seam 


ar rear 


de feat 


re lease 


be neaTH 


de mean 


re peal 


be queaTH 


de crease 


re peat 
h#d ac-cord-ing 


The wick-ed shall be pun-is 


i to their own 


de-vi-ces. 








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46 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


re -treat' 


sur cease' 


up heave' 


re veal 


un reave 
LESSON IV. 


up rear 




Ei and ey, like a in Fate. 


Dei^n' ing 


grey' hound 


rein' deer 


eiffh teen 


hem 6>us 


wei^A ty 


eight fold 


Aeir dom 


whey ish 


eight score 


Aeir ess 




eigh ty 


Aeir less 


con vey' 


ey ry 


Aeir loom 


in vei^ 


fei</n er 


Aeir ship 


o bey 


fei^n ing 


hey day 


pur vey 


frei^t er 


prey er 

LESSON V, 


sur vey 




Mi and ew, like u in Tube. 


Feu 7 dal 


mewl' er 


stew' pan 


feu dist 


mewl ing 


feu dal isin 


feu ter 


new ing 


feu da ry 


hew er 


new ish 


feu ter er 


jew el 


news- man 


jew el ler 


jew isli 


sew er 


pew ter er 


mew ing 


stew ard 
LESSON VI. 

Ie, like c in Me. 


stew ard ship i 


Brief ly 


chief ly 


fiend' ish 


brief ness 


chief tain 


fiend like 


chief dom 


field mouse 


fierce ly 


chief less 
The ear of 


field piece 


fierce ness 
th all things. 


jeal-ous-y hear-e 



> 






THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 47 


grief less 


pierc' ing 


chief tain ship 


griev anc£ 


priest hood 


griev <9us ly 


griev ing 


thiev ish 


griev (9us ness 


griev oils 


wiel dy 


thiev e ly 


liege man 


yield ing 


thiev ish ly 


lie jev 


be lief 


thiev ish ness 


piece ineal 


be lieve 


be liev' er 




LESSON VII 


, 


• 


Oa, like o in JSo. 




Board' er 


hoard 7 er 


oat' meal 


boast er 


hoar hound 


poach er 


boast ful 


load star 


road stead 


boast ing 


load stone 


roam ing 


boat man 


loam y 


roar er 


boat swain* 


loaTH ing 


soar ing 


coach man 


loaTH SOIO0 


boast 7 ing ly 


coast er 


moan ful 


coach man ship 


coax er 


oaf ish 


foam ing ly 


foam ing 


oak en 


loaTH ing ly 


foam y 


oak um 


oaf ish ness 


goat herd 


oat cake 


oak ap vie 


goat ish 
God sends 


oat en 


soap boil er 
af-flic-tion to ex- 


us tr6>ub-k and 


1 er-cke our pa 


-tience, and to teach us sym-pa- 


I thy for the m 
There is no 


is-for-tunes of o 1 


bh-ers. 

-er proof of the 


su-rer or clear 


| love of God than ad-ver-si-ty. 




i 


Technically pronounced 


Bo'sn. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



LESSON Till. 

Words in which i in the diphthong ia has the sound of y consonant— 
and u, in the diphthongs ua, ue 1 ui, and uo, has the sound of w. 

Cnrist' ian 
bill iards 
brill iant 
filial 
gall iard 
hall iards 
pon iard 
clirist 7 ian ize 
christ ian like 
christ ian ly 
aux ir iar 
con cil iar 
con cil iate 
aux ir ia ry 
an' guish 
con quest 



e' qual 
Ian guage 
Ian guid 
Ian guish 
pen guin 
ques tion 
qui et 
quo ta 
quo rum 
quon dam 
san guintf 
van quish 
as suage' 
be queaTHe 
be quest 
dis suade 



an' ti quate 
e qual ize 
qui et ude 
van quish er 
dis sua' sive 
dis tin guish 
ex tin guish 
per sua sion 
per sua sive 
quo ta tion 
re lin quish 
an' ti qua ry 
con quer a Kb 
ques tion a bb 
san guin a ry 
quo tid' i an 



CHAPTER IV. 

IRREGULAR SOUNDS OF THE VERBS. 

SECTION I. 

LESSON I. 

The fifth sound of #, like o in Not. 

Quart squab squat 

quash squash swamp 



There is no state in the world that has not 

its bit-ter-ness and cross-es. 



THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 49 


swan 


swain' py 


quaP i fy 


swap 


swan skin 


qual i ty 


swash 


wal let 


quan ti ty 


wan 


wal lop 


quar rel ler 


wand 


wal low 


quar rel ling 


want 


wan der * 


quar rel somg 


was 


wan ness 


quar ry man 


wash 


wan nish 


quar ter day 


wasp 


wan ton 


quar ter deck 


watch 


want less 


quar ter ly 


wharf 


wash ball 


quar ter staff 


what 


wasp ish 


squan der er 


quar' rel 


was sail 


wan der er 


; quarry 


watch man 


wan ton ly 


quar tan 


watch word 


wan ton ness 


quar ter 


whap per 


wasp ish ly 


quar tern 


wharf age 


wasp ish ness 


quar to 


what so 


was sail er 


squab bish 


quad' ran gig 


watch ful ly 


squab big 


quad ra ture 


watch ful ness 


squal id 


quad ru ped 


watch ma ker 


squan der 


quad ru pk 
LESSOIV II. 


wharf in ger 


The sixth sound of a, like u in Tub,* heard 


in the second syllable. 


Back 7 ward bul' wark 


ce' dar 


bal sani 


burg lar 


eel lar 


beg gar 
We should 


bur sar 


col lar 
sre-ment, and not 


read for im-pro 


mere-ly to grat-i-fy cu-ri-os-i-tj 


r 


* Though the sixth and seventh sounds of this letter may have the j 


sanction of custom, 


they certainly have nothing else to recommend 
be no reason why we should say backward and for- 


them, for there can 


] ward, or baggage and adage. 






5 





50 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


cow' ard 


beg' gar man 


col' lar bone 


dol lar 


beg gar ly 


cow ard ice 


nig gard 


beg gar y 


cow ard like 


back' ward ly 


bur sar ship 


cow ard ly 


back ward ness 


ce dar like 
LESSON III. 


nig gard ly 


The seventh sound of 


a, like i in Pin,* heard 


in the second syllable. 


Bag' gage 


fruit' age 


sav' age 


band age 


gar bage 


sel vage 


cab bage 


sal vage 


til lage 


car nage 


lug gage 


ton nage 


cour age 


man age 


um brage 


crib bage 


pil lage 


vent age 


dam age 


rav age 


vil lage 


dim nage 


rum mage 
LESSON IV. 


vint age 


The third sound of e, like u in Tub ;f the fourth like a in Fate ; and 




the fifth like a in Ear. 




Her 

Ere 


hers 


her self 
there' by 


where' so 


there 


ere long 


there from 


where 


ere now 


there in 


where 7 fore 


ere while 


there of 


where ness 
We should a' 


there at 


there on 
3 much time in 


b least spend a 


thank-ing God 


for His fa-vours, as we have 


spent in ask-ing 


for them. 




* Besides the sounds already named, a has another sound, that of e 


in Met, which is heard ] 


n any, many, &c, pronounced enny, menny, <fec. 


t This sound of e is 


also heard in the unaccented terminations of 


words ending in r ; and 


in words ending in d, t 


&c, e frequently takes 


the sound of short i, as 


j in naked, market, &c. 





THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



51 



there' out 
there to 
there while 
there with 
where as 
where at 
where by 
where in 
where of 

Clerk 
clerk' ale 
clerk less 



where' on there in to' 

where to there nn to 

where through there up on 



where with 
there' a bout 
where a bout 
there af ter 
there un der 
wher ev er 



there with al 
where in to 
where un to 
where so ev' er 



clerk' like 
clerk ly 
clerk ship 



where with al 

ser' ggant 
ser ggant cy 
ser ggant ship 



SECTION II. 
LESSON I. 

The third sound of % like e in Met, heard in the first syllable. 



Birth 

fir 

firm 

Gird 

Girl 

Girt 

Girth 

kirk 



mirth fir' kin 

quirk Gird er 

whirl Gir dig 

birth' day Girl ish 

birth right kir tig 

cir cle mirth ful 

cir clet mirth less 

cir cus vir gin 



vir' tug 
whirl bat 
whirl pool 
whirl wind 
whir ring 
vir' gin al 
vir tu al 
vir tu 0us 



God proves and cor-rects those He loves by 
chas-tise-ments. 



52 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON II. 




The fourth sound of i, 


nearly like e in Me, heard only in unaccented 
syllables. 


Di gest' 


di vorce' 


di ver 7 tiv<? 


di gress 
di late 


di vulge 
bi tu' men 


di ves ture 
di vi der 


di lute 


ci cu ta 


di vine ly 


di rect 


di ges tiv<? 


di vine ness 


di verge 


di la tor 


di vi sor 


di vert 


di min ish 


di vul ger 


di vest 


di plo ma 


mi met ic 


di vide 


di rec tor 


mi nute ly 


di vine 


di ver gent 
LESSON III. 


mi nute ness 


The fifth sound of % 


ike ee in Bee ; and the sixth like u in Tub. 
Qu, like h. 


An tique' 


ver' di gris 


mag a zine' 


ca price 
ma clime 
ma rine 


an tique 7 ness 
ma chi ning 
ma chi nist 


man da rin 
pal an quin 
tarn hou. rine 


ra vine 


bom ba sin' 


ma chi' ne ry 


am' ber gris 
Bird flirt 


gab er dine 


mag a zi 7 ner 
thirs' ty 


bird' er 


dirge sir 


bird lime thir teen 


dirk third 


dir ty 


thir ty 


dirt thirst first ling 


dir' ti ly 


first bird' 
The per-fec-tion 


bolt third ly 


dir ti ness 
ists in char-i-ty. 


of pray-er con-s 



THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 53 




LESSON 


IV, 


The fifth sound of o, like u in Tub. 


Comtf 


con' jur^ 


som^ what 


don<? 


don jon 


some where 


dov<? 


dove cot 


som^ while 


i lov# 


dove like 


son ship 


monk 


dove tail 


thor ougJb 


month 


gov ern 


won der 


non<? 


hon ey 


won dr<9us 


sorn^ 


love &not 


wont ed 


son 


love less 


wont less 


ton 


love ly 


world ly 


won 


lov ing 


worm wood 


wont 


mon ey 


worm y 


work 


mon Ger 


wor ship 


world 


mon grel 


worth less 


worm 


mon key 


wor THy 


worstf 


month ly 


com 7 fort er 


worth 


none such 


con jur er 


bor' ougk 


noth ins; 


gov ern ment 


com bat 


pom mel 


mon ey less 


com er 


sonitf how 


won der ful 


com fort 


som^ thing 


wor ship per 




LESSON 


V. 


The fourth sound of u, 


like e in Met. 


Bur' 


y 


Bur' i al 


The fifth sound of u, like i in Pin. 


Bus'y 


bus 7 i less 


bus' y bod 7 y 


bnsi ness 
The grace of } 


bus i ly 


e crowns all gra-ces. 


)er-se-ve-ranc 



54 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 

The third sound of y like <?, in Met. 

Myrrh myr' rhin# rnyr' t\e myr' mid on 

The fourth sound of £/, like long weak e. 



Bad' ly 


good' ly 


live' ly 


read' y 


can dy 


happy 


mar ry 


stead y 


dri ly 


ink y 


nice ly 


tidy 


crop ty 


j^ty 


only 


vain ly 


fun ny 


kingly 


pret ty 


wind y 



SECTION III. 
Exercises on the Vowels and Diphthongs. 

LESSON I. 

An' i mal car' ri er en e my 

ap pe tite cath o lie en er gy 

bach e lor dec a logue fan ci ful 

ben e &ce dem o crat far ri er 

ben e fit des e crate faTH er ly 

bois ter <?us des pe rate foil a hie 

boy ish ness des ti tute foin ing ly 

can di date el e gant fois ti ness 

can die stick el e ment gen e ral 

car pen ter em bas sy gen er ous 

The most pow-er-ful weap-on to con-quer the 
dev-il is hu-mil-i-ty. 



Note. — It is respectfully recommended to teachers, frequently to 
question their pupils upon the vowel and diphthongal sounds, heard 
in all lessons in which they are not particularly marked, as an excellent 
means of ascertaining the progress and testing the capacity of the 
learner. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 55 


gen 7 tie man 


in' fi del 


lac' er ate 


hap pi ness 


joe u lar 


lat i tude 


har di hood 


join e ry 


lev el ler 


hoi den ish 


jol li ty 


loi ter er 


Aon es ty 


joy ful ness 


low li ness 


im i tate 


joy ous ly 


loy al ist 


in dus try 


joy 6>us ness 
LESSON II. 


loy al ty 


Man' i fest 


par' al lei 


sep' a rate 


man i fold 


pas sen ger 


sur ro gate 


man li ness 


pat ron age 


ter ma gant 


man ner ly 


ped i gree 


ter ri hie 


mer ci ful 


pil fer er 


toil somtf ness 


mer ri ment 


poi son er 


tol er ate 


mod es ty 


poi son ous 


ug li ness 


moi e ty 


quer u k>us 


ul cer ate 


mois£ en er 


rat i fy 


vac ci nate 


nav i gate 


rav en ous 


van i ty 


nerv ous ly 


reg n lar 


vil i fy 


noi si ness 


rib aid ry 


vil lain <9us 


noi some ly 


roy al ist 


vin e gar 


nov el ty 


roy al ty 


void a bl# 


oi li ness 


sac ra ment 


voy a ger 


| oys ter man 


sac ri lege 


wil der ness 


par a dise 


sane ti fy 


yes ter day 


par a gon 


sec ta ry 
LESSON III. 


zeal oils ly 


An' cHor age 


a' pri cot 


ar' ti choke 


an gu lar 


ar row root 


bar ri er 
strength. 


Wis-dom is bet-ter than 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



bed' lam ite 
bish op ric 
bor row er 
bound less ness 
boim te 6>us 
boun ti ful 
bur gla ry 
cas ti gate 
clias ti^ ment 
clean li ness 
cloud i ly 
cloud i ness 
clout er ly 
clown ish ly 
clown ish ness 
com fort er 



Game' some ness 
Gib ber ish 
Girl ish ness 
glut to ny 
hon ey com5 
hu£ band man 
irk som£ ly 
i ro ny 
jour nal ist 



corn^' li ness 
con sta bl<? 
con tra band 
con tra ry 
coun ter mine 
coun ter part 
coun ter sign 
cov er let 
cov et 6>us 
coz en age 
dec i mate 
dir ti ness 
doc trin al 
dou£t ful ly 
doubt ing ly 
dou^t less ness 

LESSON if. 

ju' bi lee 
kin*? wo nian* 
&na ve ry 
lex i con 
lie or ic<? 
liv e ry 
lout ish ly 
lov^ li ness 
man age ment 



dow' er less 
dul ci mer 
ed it or 
em bry o 
ev er green 
ex eel lent 
ex e crate 
fab ri cate 
feb ri fuge 
fel o ny 
fis ti cuffs 
fowl ing p^ece 
flout ing ly 
flow er ing 
flow er less 
flow e ry 



man a ger 
mas ter dom 
mas ti cate 
mes sen ger 
mir a cle 
mon ey less 
moTH er ly 
moun te bank 
mourn ful ness 



The young should be ver-y care-ful to a-void| 
i-dle-ness. 

* In woman, o has the sound of u in Bull, and a that of u in Tub j 
and in women, o and e have the sound of i in Pin. 



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57 > 



neTH' er most 
night in gale 
noth ing ness 
nuni ber less 
oth er wise 
o ver plus 
part ner ship 
per son al 

Ab rupt' ly 
ac cu ser 
acl lie sive 
ad he rent 
a droit ly 
a droit ness 
al lu ring 
a ma zing 
an noy anc<? 
an noy er 
a noint er 
a noint ing 
a noint ment 
ap point er 
ap point ment 
a void ance 
a void er 



He ro' ic 
hi a tus 



pil- la ger 
pon der 6>us 
round a bout 
roun de lay 
schoI ar ship 
scoun drel ism 
sim i lar 
sin gu lar 

LESSON V. 

a void' less 
be hold er 
be to ken 
be tray al 
ca jo ler 
con clu sive 
con joint ly 
ere a tor 
cru sa der 
de light ful 
de ni al 
de range ment 
de stroy er 
die ta tor 
dis joint ly 
em bar go 
em bar rass 

LESSON VI. 

hu mane' ly 
il le gal 



sin is ter 
tan ta mount 
tes ta melit 
thun der bolt 
u ni corn 
vie ar age 
vil la ger 
whirl i Gig 

em ber lish 
em ploy er 
em ploy ment 
en camp ment 
en fee hie 
en gage ment 
en join er 
en join ment 
en joy er 
en joy ment 
en light en 
en rol ment 
e va sive 
fore bo ding 
fore clo sure 
fore show ing 
gram mat ic 

il lu' min£ 
il lu sivtf 



There is noth-ing the dev-il so much fears, or 
so much tries to hin-der, as pray-er. 



58 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


im poi' son 


po ma' turn 


sa li' va 


in de cent 


pri me val 


sa tan ic 


in fla ted 


pro po sal 


se ce der 


in lie rent 


pur loin er 


so no rous 


jo cose ly 


pur loin ing 


stu pen dons 


ma lig nant 


re ceiv er 


tes ta tor 


ma li^n er 


re deem er 


tor ment er 


me men to 


re fine ment 


tran scri ber 


me thod ic 


re fu sal 


trans la tor 


mis no mer 


re li ance 


tri bu nal 


mo rose ness re mit tanc^ 


ty ran nic 


nar cot ic 


re pri sal 


un cer tain 


non ju ror 


re qui tal 


u ni ted 


o bli ging 


re tain er 


un ti ring 


pe ru sal 


re vi val 
LESSON VII. 


un w^'el dy 


A ban' don 


ap pen' dix 


con tent' ed 


a bound ing 


ap pro val 


con trac tor 


ac count ant 


a voucli ment 


de lin quent 


a cous tics 


a vow al 


de ter min^ 


ac cred it 


a vow er 


de vour er 


ac cus torn 


be ain ning 


de vout ly 


ad vow son 


be bold er 


de vout ness 


af feet ed 


be tray er • 


di min ish 


ag gres sor 


be witch ing 


dis taste ful 


al low anc^ 


ca rous al 


ef ful gent 


al lu ring 


ca rous er 


em bez zk 


a mu sing 


col lee tor 


em pow er 


ap pel lant 
Bet-ter is a 


com mand ment 


en coun ter 
• and wise, than 


child that is pool 


a king that is 


old and fool-ish. 





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en dow' ment 


ex tir' pate 


gal van' ic 


e ter nal 


fo ren sic 


gi gan tic 


ex pound er 
1 ex ten siv<? 


fra ter nal 
ful fil ment 


gre na do 
grim al kin 




LESSON VIIIo 


Har mon' ic 


mo nas' tic 


re fresh 7 ment 


lie raid ic 


noc tur nal 


re mem ber 


his tor ic 


nu mer ic 


re mon strate 


hor rif ic 


ob ject ive 


ren coun ter 


i de al 


of fend er 


re volv er 


ig no bl# 


out rage ous 


ro man tic 


im bit ter 


pa cif ic 


sa van na 


iin per feet 


pa ren tal 


scAis mat ic* 


; im pos tor 


pa thet ic 


scho las tic 


in dig nant 


per form anc# 


Sep tern ber 


in jus tic# 
in ter nal 
ja pan ner 
la bur num 
la con ic 


pos sess ive 
pro found ly 
pro pound er 
qui e tus 
re cov er 


se raph ic 
sus pend er 
thanks aiv ing 
tri umph ant 
um brel la 


mag net ic 


re cur rence 


un ti dy 


me cHan ic 


re dou^t ed 
LESSON IX, 


va nil la 


Ai' ri ly 


dain' ti ly 


faith' less ness 


ai ri ness 


dai ly maid 


gain ful ly 


bai li wick 


faith ful ly 


gain ful ness 


claim a bl# 
To bear sic 


faith ful ness 


gai rish ness 
•pa-tiencef is to 


k-ness with im- 


fall in-to a ver-y great de-fect. 


* Oh silent. 




t Ti like sh. 









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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



gay' e ty 
hai ri ness 
mai den ly 
may or ess 
pain ful ly 
pain ful ness 
pay a big 
pay mas ter 
rai ni ness 
way fa rer 
way ward ness 
a bey 7 ance 



ab tor' rence 
at tain der 
at tain ment 
a vail ment 
be tray al 
be wail ing 
be i#ray er 
com plain ant 
com plain er 
con tain ing 
de cay ing 
de ci pher 



dis claim' er 
di<? dain ful 
ex plain ing 
gain say er 
ob tain ing 
or dain er 
pre vail ing 
pre vail ment 
pro claim er 
re main der 
re pair er 
re tail er 



Au' di big 
au di tor 
au gu ry 
au thor ship 
aw ful ly 
aw ful ness 
brawl ing ly 
braw ni ness 
cau <?a bb 
caus tic al 
daugh ter ly 
fault i ly 
fault i ness 
fault less ness 
fawn ing ly 
gau di ly 



LESSON 5. 
gau' di ness 
haugh ti ly 
hau^A ti ness 
laud a big 
laud a tivg 
lau re ate 
law ful ness 
law less ly 
mawk ish ness 
n&ugh ti ly 
nau^A ti ness 
nau ti cal 
nau ti lus 
pau ci ty 
pau per ism 
sau ci ly 



sau ci ness 
taw dri ly 
taw dri ness 



Au' di big ness 
aug ment' a tive 
au ric u lar 
au then tic al 
au then tic ate 
au thor i ty 
au torn a ton 
au top tic al 
cau lifer 6>us 
cau sal i ty 
tau tol o gy 
mau so le' urn 



Death, life, sick-ness, health, all come to us 
by the or-der of Prov-i-dence. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLINGHBOOK. 61 




LESSON XI. 




Ab sen tee' 
ac qui esce 
ad ver tise 


cir cum vent 7 
co a lesce 
col on nade 


dis ap prove' 
dis ar ray 
dis em bark 


af ter noon 


com pre liend 


dis en gage 


am bus cade 


con de scend 


dis en thral 


! ap per tain 


con tra diet 


dis es teem 


ap pre liend 


con tra vene 


dis con cert 


bag a telle 
ban do leer 


cor re spond 
coun ter act 


dis o bey 
dis pos sess 


bar ri cade 


coun ter mand dom i neer 


buc ca neer 


coun ter vail 


ef fer vesce 


can non ade 


deb o nair 


em bra sure 


can non eer 


dis a buse 


en ter tain 


car a van 


dis al low 


er u dite 


cav a Her 
cir cum scribe 


dis ap pear 
dis ap point 

LESSON XII. 


es ca lade 
es ca pade 


Fore ad vise' 


in dis creet' 


in ter mit' 


fore al leg^ 


in ter cede 


in ter mix 


fore de sign 
1 fore or dain 


in ter cept 
in ter change 


in ter pose 
in ter rupt . 


1 fric as see 


in ter fere 


in ter scribe 


1 fu 6i leer 


in ter lace 


in ter sect 


; gas con ade 


in ter lard 


in ter sert 


1 gren a d^'er 
im ma ture 


in ter leave 
in ter line 


in ter sperse 
in ter twine 


; im por tune 
Let us al-wa 


in ter link 


in ter vene 
re have God be- 


ys think that ^ 


-Sore our eyes. 




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62 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


in tro duce' 


o ver take' rec ol lect' 


leni on ade 


o ver throw rec om mend 


mis ap ply 


o ver turn rep re sent 


op por tune 


pal i sade un der stand 


o ver charge 


pan ta loon un der take 


o ver come 


per se vere vol un teer 




CHAPTEE V. 


IRREGULAR 


SOUNDS OF THE DIPHTHONGS. 




SECTION I. 




LESSON I. 


Irregular sounds of ai and ay : — like a in Eat ; e in Me ; e in Met ; i in 




Pine ; and i in Pin. 


a in Fat. 


Fri' day main tain' er 


Plaz'd 


Sat' ur day main tain a big 


rail' le ry 


com plai sance' main' te nance 


e in Me. 


com plai sant i m Pine. 


qu&y* 


coruplaisant'ly a\s\e% 


rai' sin 


e in Met. i in Pin. 


Sun' day 


said bar' gam 


Mon day 


sai^A cap tain. 


Tues day 


a gain' cur tain 


Wednes day 


a gainst foun tain 


Thurs day 
Man is ne^s 


main tainf moun tain 


r-er so rich as when he is like 


Je-sus Christ. 


* Qu like h. f 


Ai in the first syllable like e short. % S silent. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 63 


plan' tain 


cap' tain cy 


cer' tain ty 


vil lain 


cap tain ship 


moun tain ous 


bar' gain er 


cer tain ly 
LESSON II. 


moun tain eer' 


Irregular sound of au, like t 


i in Far. 


Aunt 


paimch 


tawit' er 


da^nt 


ta^nt 


va^nt er 


flaunt 


Y&wat* 


va^nt ing 


ga^nt 


da?mt' less 


a va^nt' 


haunch 


gaunt ly 


da^nt' less ness 


ha^nt 


ga^nt let 


ja^n ti ness 


ja^nt 


ha^nt ed 


saim ter er 


launch. 


ma^n der 


ta^nt ing ly 


ma^nd 


sa^n ter 


va^nt ing ly 




LESSON III 


• 


Irregul* 


ir sounds of ea. Ea like e in Met. 


Bread 


earn 


read 


breadth. 


earth 


realm 


breast 


head 


search 


breath 


health 


spread 


cleans 


heard 


stead 


! dead 


hearse 


stealth 


deaf 


lead 


sweat 


dearth 


learn 


thread 


death 


meant 


threat 


earl 

We must a] 


pearl 


tread 
tv that God does 


-ways re-mem-b( 


iv-e-ry-thing " 


well, al-thousrh ■ 


we may not see 


he rea-son of what He does. 




* Commonly, but improperly, pronounced vawnt. 





64 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


wealth. 


leara 7 er 


a head' 


yearn 


leav en 


be head 


bed' stead 


mead ow 


be spread 


break fast 


peas ant 


be stead 


clean ly 


pheas ant 


im pearl 


dead ly 


"pleas ant 


in stead 


deaf en 


read y 


re hearse 


earl dom 


seam stress 


re search 


ear ly 


stead fast 


clean' li ly 


ear nest 


stead y 


clean li ness 


earth en 


stealth y 


ear nest ly 


earth ly 


threat en 


pleas ant ly 


feaTH er 


tread le 


read i ly 


head y 


wealth y 


read i ness 


heav en 


weap on 


treach er y 


heav y 


weaTH er 


zeal 6>us ly 


jeal 6>us 


zeal ot 


al read 7 y 


lead en 


zeal 0us 


re hears al 


learn ing 


a breast' 


un clean ly 




LESSON IV. 




Ed like a in Baei 


3. 


B^ar 


w#ar 


break' ing 


break 


b<?ar' er 


great ly 


great 


b#ar ing 


great ness 


p<?ar 


b^ar ish 


sw^ar er 


steak 


b^ar like 


sw<?ar ing 


swe&r 


beef steak 


tear er 


tear 
Per-fec-tion 


break er 


tear ing 
-sist in such out- 


does not con 


ward things i 


is shed-ding tears, and the like, 


but in true, sol-id vir-tues. 


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65 



wear' er 
w#ar ing 

H^art 
hearth 
h<?ark' en 
h<?art break 
h^art burn 



for b<mr' 
for sw^ar 

Ea like a in Fathek. 

h<?art' ed 
h^art en 
h<?art less 
h<?art sick 
h^art sore 



break' a h\e 
break wa ter 

h<?art' y 
h<?ark' en er 
h^art i ly 
h^art i ness 
h<mrt less ness 



SECTION II. 



LESSON I. 

Irregular sounds of ei. M like e in Heke. 

Ceil con ceit' con ceit' ed 

seize con ceive con ceiv ing 

seine de ceit de ceit ful 

ceil r ing de ceive de ceiv er 

ei THer per ceive per ceiv ing 

nei THer re cei^t pie bei an 

sei^n ior re ceive re ceiv er 



LESSON II. 

M like e in Met, i in Pine, and 



e in Met. sltfi^At 

Heif er heigh' ho 

non pa reil' height en 

i in Pine. sleight ful 

height sleight y 



in Pin. 

height' en er 
sleight i ly 

i in Pin. 

for eign 
for ieit 



O-be-di-ence is the true hol-o-caust which we 
i-ri-fice to God on the al-tar of our hearts. 



66 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


sur' feit 


for' feit ure 


for' feit a hie 


coun' ter fat 


sov er eigvi 


sov er e\gn ly 


for eign er 


sur foit er 


sov er e\gn ty 




LESSON III 


• 


Irregular sounds of eo : — like e in Me ; e in Met ; u in Tub ; i in Pin ; 




o in No ; and oo in Moon. 


e in Me. 


jeop' ard er 


cur mud' g^on 


Peo' pLs 


jeop ard ous 


i in Pin. 


peo plish 


jeop ar dy 


scutch 7 eon 


en feoff' 


u in Tub. 


pig eon 


en feoff ment 


bind g^on 


wid geon * 


e in Met. 


bour g^on 


es cutch' eon 


feoff 


dud g<?on 


o in No. 


feoff ee 


dun g<?on 


y^o' man 


feoff er 


gud geon 


y<?o man ly 


feoff ment 


lunch eon 


y#o man ry 


jeop ard 


punch eon 


oo in Moon. 


leop ard 


stur g^on 
LESSON IV. 


gal ltfon' 


Irregular sounds of eu and ew, like oo in Eoom. 


Brew 


brew' age 


shrewd' ly 


crew- 


brew er 


shrewd ness 


drew 


brew house 


ac crue' 


grew 


brew ing 


es chew 


rAeum 


brew is 


be shrew 


shrew 


crew el 


brew' e ry 


shrewd 


rAeu my 


rAeu ma tism 


threw 

If God be t 


shrew ish 


rAeu mat' ic 

no one else lef , , 
i 


rith us there is 


! to fear. 




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67 



LESSON V. 

Irregular sound of oa, like a in Awe. 



Broad 
groat 
broad' axe 
broad cast 
broad cloth 



broad' en 
broad ish 
broad ly 
broad ness 
broad seal 



broad' side 
broad sword 
broad wise 
groats worth 
a broad' 



LESSON VI. 

Irregular sounds of oo. Oo like 

Foot foot' ing 

good foot man 

hood foot path 

stood foot step 

wood foot stool 

wool good ly 

foot' ball good ness 

foot boy hood wink 

foot hold wood bine 



u in Bull. 

wood' cock 
wood en 
wood land 
wood man 
wool len 
wool ly 
with stood' 
un' der wood 
un der stood' 



u in Tub. 

Blood 
flood 

blood' hound 
blood less 
blood shed 



LESSON VII. 

Oo like u in Tub and o in No. 

blood' shot 
blood y 
flood gate 
flood mark 
blood' suck er 
blood thirs ty 



o in No. 

door 
floor 

door' nail 
door post 
floor ing 



He who wish-es to be per-fect-ly o-beyed, 
hould give but few or-ders. 



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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




SECTION 


III. 






LESSOH 


[ I 




Irregu 


ar sounds of ou, < 


Ou like u in Bud. 


Chough* 


cous 7 in 




young 7 ster 


jOUSt 


doub le 




ad journ 7 


mounch 


flour ish 




e nough 


rough 


gour net 




cour 7 te ousf 


scourge 


house wife 




cour te sy 


slough 


jour nal 




house wife ry 


touch 


jour ney 




jour nal ism 


tough 


nour ish 




jour ney man 


young 


so journ 




so journ er 


coun' try- 


south ern 




south er ly 


coup \e 


touch y 




ac coup 7 le 


cour age 


troub le 




en cour age 




LESSON 


ii. 






Ou like oo in 


Coo. 




Bouse 


your 




car touch' 


croup 


youth 




con tour 


gou£ 


bou' sj 




ra gout 


group 


throu^A ly 




rou tme 


route 


tour ist 




sur tout 


soup 


tour ney 




un couth 


sousj 


youth ful 




tour 7 na ment 


through 


ag group 7 




youth ful ly 


tour 


a mour 




ac cou 7 tr# 


you 


ca pouch 




ren 7 dez vous 


God has no need of men. 


* GJi in this lesson 


like/. 






t Commonly pronounced hur-tsJie-us. but not by the best speakers. 


% Soo. 









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LESSON III. 






Ou like long open o in No. 




Bo^rn 


mo^rn cowrt' ly 


poid' tictf 


! course 


po^lt co^rt ship powl try 


court 


soul dough y 


showl der 


dough 


source tour fold 


smowl der 


foilY 


TRough four teen 


ac cowrt' 


fourth 


trowl fur lough 


al TKough 


gowrd 


con' course mould er 


dis cowrstf 


mowld 


cowl ter rnowL dy 


re cowrstf 


mo^lt 


cowrt ier - mowLd ing re sowrctf 




LESSON IV. 







u like a in Awe ; u in Bull ; and o in Not. 


a in Awe. thought 


COIlfil 


Ought 


wrought 


should 


hought 


be sought' 


would 


hroughi 


; be thought 


o in Not. 


nought 


me thought 


cowgh* 


sought 


u in Bull. 

LESSON V. 


trough 




The second sound of ow, like o in 


No. 


Blow 


glow owe 


tow 


blown 


grow own 


trow 


bowl 


grown row 


bar' row 


crow 


low stow 


bel low 


j flow 


mow strow 


bil low 


flown 
We nm 


mown strown 


bor row 
l do-ing good, 


st not be be-hind time ir 


3r Death will not be be-hind his time. 


■ — 

* flfclike/. 









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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



bur' row 
cal low 
crow bar 
fal low 
fel low 
fol low 
fur row 
glow worm 
hal low 
low er 



Irregular 

Car' Yiage 
mar viage 
min' \a ture 
par Yia ment 
cush' ion 
mar chibn ess 
g?/ard* 
g^ar' di an 
guar an tee' 
a' gue 
ar gu£ 
con strutf 



low' ly 
mal lows 
mor row 
mow er 
mow ing 
ow ing 
own er 
pil low 
row er 
roiv ing 

LESSON VI. 

sounds of ia ) io, ua, ue, 

is ; sue 
stat ue 
tis sue 
val ue 
vir tue 
ac ciW 
en du# 
im bu£ 
pur sue 
sub du£ 
g^ide 
g^ile 



shad' ow 
stow age 
stow er 
bed' fel low 
bel low ing 
fol low er 
glow ing ly 
hal low ing 
own er ship 
shad ow less 



and ui. 

guise 
be g^ile' 
dis guise 
bmld 
g^ild 
gmlt 
bidld' er 
bis c^it 
con d^it 
cir c^it 
gum ea 
guit ar' 



It is to be feared that ad-vice giv-en light-ly, 
and with-out re-flec-tion, comes rath-er from 
our-selves than from the spirit of God. 



* In guard, guide, &c, the sound of y consonant is slightly heard after 
<?, and the words are pronounced nearly as if written gyard, gyide, &c, 
with g hard. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 71 



NOTE, 



TRIPHTHONGS. 



It has not been thought necessary to present for exercise 

extended lessons on the triphthongs, as has been done 

■on the diphthongs. The only regular triphthong in the 

language is uoy, in which the sounds of the united vowels 

are heard, as in 

Buoy buoy' ant buoy' an cy buoy' ant ly. 

The other triphthongs, though they may seem such to the 
eye, because three vowels are brought together, are nothing 
more to the ear than simple vowel, or, at the most, diph- 
thongal sounds, which any one can pronounce with ease, 
who will be careful to sink the sounds of all vowels printed 
in Italic. What child, for instance, would find any difficulty 
in pronouncing the word Beauty correctly, when he should 

! see it printed Beau-ty ? The following, however, in which 
the triphthong has the sound of long open o, are among the 
few words of this class, in the pronunciation of which the 

i eye can afford the ear no assistance : 

Beau bu reau' flani' beau port man' teau. 

Lieutenant, pronounced levtenant, is an anomaly which is 
likely to be corrected by the uneducated, who have brought 
it to its regular sound — lew tenant. 









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• 


CHAPTER 


VI. 




CONSONANTS. ■ 




SECTION I. 




Consonants that have more 


than one sound. 




LESSON I 


• 


before tf, 0, u, I, and r, has the sound of h. 


Ca' ged 


crev' ic£ 


com 7 ic al 


ca ter 


clip per 


cor ner 


co Ion 


crick et 


cul ve rin 


cu bit 


coc He 


cur ren cy 


ere ole 


cof fee 


clar i fy 


clo ven 


col lege 


clas sic al 


clo ver 


com ma 


clem en cy 


cru el 


cor al 


cler gy man 


cru et 


clo£ et 


cler ic al 


can non 


cup board" 5 "' 


clev er ly 


clam my 


cus tard 


clod pa ted 


clan nish 


clum $y 


clois ter al 


crab bed 


clus ter 


clum si ness 


crac kl# 


cal ; i co 


crab bed ness 


craf ty 


cal um ny 


craft i ly 


crag gj 


Can dig mas 


cred it or 


clem ent 


can is ter 


crim in al 


clev er 


cof fee pot 


crock e ry 


cres cent 


cock a trice 


croc dile 


cres set 
We should 


cock er el 


crus ti ness 
id-ly of those who 


nev-er speak hi 


are op-posed 


to us. 






* Oubburd. 


'1 






; 



THE . 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 73 




LESSON II. 




"before e, i, and y, has the sound s.* 


Celt' ic 


civ' ic 


eel' lar age 


cem ent 


civ il 


cen o taph 


cen ser 


cyg net 


cen sor ship 


cen sus 


cym bal 


cen tu pb 


cent age 


cere cloth. 


cen tu ry 


cen taur 


cere ment 


ces si big 


cen to 


ce rule 


cim e ter 


cen tral 


ce ruse 


cir cu lar 


cen tr£ 


ci on 


cir cu late 


cess ment 


ci pher 


cir cum cise 


ces sor 


ci tal 


cir cum flex 


ces tus 


ci ter 


cir cum spect 


cin der 


cy cb 


cir cum stance 


cir cling 


cy cloid 


cit a del 


cis tern 


eel' an dine 


civ il ize 


cis tus 


eel e brate 


civ il ly 


cit ron 


eel e ry 


cyl in der 


city 


eel lar ist 


cyn ic al 


civ et 


eel lu lar 
LESSON III, 


cyn o sure 


C, at the end of a word, has the sound of Ic ; but at the end of an accented 


syllable, when followed immediately by e or i } it has the sound of s. 


Fslc' et 


tac' it 


ao' id ness 


fac He 


Aoc He 


mac er ate 


plae id 

If we de-sire 


foe il 


pac i fy 
thing from God, 


to ob-tain a-ny 


| let us ask his 


* Spir-it: be-cause this Di-vine 


i Spir-it is the life of our souls. 




* In suffice, sacrifice, and sacrificer, c 

i . 


has the sound z. 


- 


1 





74 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



plae' id ness 
tae it ly 
tae i turn 
cee i ty 
dec? i dence 
dee i mal 
dee i mate 
pree e dent 
pree i pice 
ree i pe 
spee i fy 
spec i men 
vie in age 
vie in al 
doe i ble 
e lie' it 
ex plie it 



il lie' it 
im pli<9 it 
so lie it 
an dae' i ty 
ca pae i tate 
ca pae i ty 
di lae er ate 
fa gae i ty 
men dae i ty 
o pae i ty 
pug nae i ty 
ra pae i ty 
sa gae i ty 
ve rae i ty 
an tie i pate 
du plie i ty 
fe lie i tate 

LESSON IV. 



fe lie' it ous 
fe lie i ty 
im plie it ly 
lu brie i ty 
men die i ty 
mu nie i pal 
par tie i pate 
pub lie i ty 
rus tie i ty 
sim plie i ty 
so lie it or 
so lie i tude 
a troe i ty 
fe roe i ty 
pre coe i ty 
rhi noe e ros 
ve loe i ty 



When a verb ends with a sharp consonant, the d 1 in the termination ed, 
assumed by the preterit and participle, has the sound of t. 

Arched tasked flashed classed 

marched chanced gashed passed 

parched danced hashed matched 

starched glanced lashed patched 

marked pranced mashed snatched 

asked clashed plashed thatched 

basked crashed thrashed taxed 

masked dashed slashed waxed 



None are fit for the works of God, but those 
who have pro-found hu-mil-i-ty and a sin-cere 
con-tempt for them-selves. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



75 



braced 

chaced 

faced 

graced 

laced 

paced 

traced 

etched 

fetched 

sketched 

blessed 

dressed 

pressed 



vexed 

wrecked 

ceased 

creased 

fleeced 

bleached 

leeched 

preached 

screeched 

inked 

blinked 

linked 

pinked 



winked 

chipped 

clipped 

dipped 

nipped 

ripped 

sipped 

shipped 

whipped 

botched 

blotched 

notched 

watched 



coped 

hoped 

moped 

yoked 

cuffed 

buffed 

luffed 

puffed 

snuffed 

stuffed 

trussed 

laughed 

co^^ghed 



LESSON V. 



G before a, o, and u, is always hard, except in gaol and gaoler, and is 
frequently hard before e and i. 



Gaff 

Gear 

Geese 

Get 

Gib 

Gift 

Gild 

Gilt 
Give 
gorse 
gouge 



goz^rd 
gout 
gulf 
gulp 
gal 7 lant 
gal Ion 
gal lop 
gam brel 
gang way 
gant let 
gan za 



gas' kins 
gaTH er 
Geld ing 
Get ting 
Gib bed 
oib btfus 
Gid dy 
Gift ed 
Gig gle 
Gig lot 
Gild er 



Gild' ing 
Gim mer 
Giv ing 
giz zard 
gob ble 
gob let 
gob lin 
god head 
god less 
gog gle 
g°<? ling 



Self-love, cov-ered with the veil of char-i-ty, 
makes us oft-en be-lieve we are serv-ing God, 
when in re-al-i-ty we are seek-ing our own grat- 
>fi-ca-tion. 

— t 



76 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



gos' sip gar' den ing gon' fa Ion 

gun shot gar ni ture gor geous ly 

gns set gau di ly gor man dize 

gut tb aid di ly guar di an 

guz zLe Gid di ness guile ful ness 

gap ax y Gift ed ness gul li b\e 

gal li cism Girl ish ly gun ne ry 

gal lop er god li ness gust a bl<? 

gaTH er er gon do la gut tu ral 

LESSON VI. 

G is generally soft before e and i, and always before ^, except in a very i 
few words now obsolete. 

Gem gi' ant gem' me 6>us 

germ gi ber gen er ant 

gibe gib bet gen er ate 

gel' id gib lets gen i tiv# 

gem my gim crack gen i tor 

gen der gin ger gen i ture 

gen et gin gle gen til ism 

gen tian* gin seng gen u in<? 

gen tile gip sy ger man ism 

gen tl# gyp sum ger min ate 

gent ly gel' a bl# ge ni al 

gen try gel a tine ge ni us 

ger und gel id ness gi ant ess 

ges ture gem i ni gi ant like 



The per-fec-tion of Di-vine love does not con- 
sist in ex-ta-cies ; it con-sists in do-ing the will 
of God. 



* Ti like sTi. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 77 



gi' bing ly gi gan' tic ge lat' in 011s 

gil li an gym nas tic gem mos i ty 
gin ger bread gen' er al ly gen til i ty 

gin ger ly gen er ous ly ge og ra plier 

gip sy ism gen tig man ly ge og ra phy 

gir an dole gen u me ly ge ol o gy 

ge ner' ic gen u me ness ge om e ter 

ge ot ic ge ni al ly ge om e try 

ger man der ge o man cer ge ra ni uni 

ger man ic ge o man cy gym na si urn* 

LESSON VII. 

G, like e, is hard at the end of a word, but at the end of a syllable, when 
followed immediately by e or i, it becomes soft, and has the sound of dj. 

Ag' He tr&g' e dy im ag' me 

mag ic le^ er line re li^ ion 

pa/7 gant le<7 i big re li<7 ions 

trag ic le<7 is late li tig ions 

leg er xeg i men pro di<7 ions 

dig it re^ i ment leg' en da ry 

rig id ri^ id ly bel iig f er ent 

sig il veg e tate il leg i big 

\ig il yig i lancg in cli<7 e n<9us 

log ic yig i lant o rig in al 

a<7 i tate cog it ate re fri^ er ate 

pa<7 gant ry lo^ ic al le<7 is la' tor 

ipag in al pro^ e ny leg er de main' 



There is noth-ing more in-ju-ri-ous to the 
suc-cess of af-fairs than pre-cip-i-ta-tion ; de- 
lays are gen-er-al-ly more ad-van-ta-geous than 
oth-er-wise. 

* Si like zhe. 









78 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON VIII. 


; 


JV, in an accented syllable, when followed by ifc, 


£, a;, or c or g hard, has 




the sound of ng. 




Cmque 


lar' ynx 


sin' gle 


lynx 


man gle 


swin gle 


minx 


man gler 


tine ture 


tinct 


man go 


tin gle 


an' Ger 


phal anx 


twin kk 


an gler 


span gle 


con course 


an gry 


stran gle 


con gress 


an kltf 


tan gle 


con quer 


1 bank er 


tank ard 


lonG er 


! bank rupt 


twan gle 


stronG er 


| ban quet 


wran gle 


younk er 


dan gl# 


cine ture 


bun gle 


dan gler 


din gle 


drunk ard 


fan gle 


drink er 


junc ture 


fan gbd 


fin Ger 


jun gl* 


frank ness 


in stinct 


punc ture 


lian ker 


lin Ger 


dis tinct 7 


jan gle 


lin guist 


ex tinct 


Ian guor 


min gl# 


sue cinct 


lank ness 


shin gle 
LESSON IX. 


de funct 


Q has always the sound of £, and gives to u, by which it is followed, the 


sound of w, except 


; in a few words adopted from the French, sueh as 


quadrille (ka-dril'), 


quelqueclwse (kek'-shoze), quayfee), and quint (kint). 


Quack 


quail 


quake 


quaff 


quaint 


queach 


Do not ex- 


pect great things 


from a-ny one 


wlio does not know how to en-1 


:er-tain him-self 


with God. 




i 






i 



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PEACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 79) 


queen 


quack' ish 


quib' bb 


queer 


quaff er 


quib bier 


quell 


quag mire 


quick en 


quench 


qua drant 


quick lime 


quern 


qua drate 


quick ly 


quest 


qua^l pipe 


quick ness 


quib 


quaint ly 


quick sand 


quick 


quaint ness 


quick set 


quid 


qua king 


quil let 


quill 


quea chy 


quin sy 


quilt 


que# sy 


quin tal 


quince 


queen ly 


quit tance 


quip 


queer ness 


quit rent 


quirk 


que ry 


quo rum 


quit 


quell er 


quack' sal ver 


quob 


quench less 


qua ker ism 


quod 


quest ant 


quea si ness 


quote 


quest man 


quer u lous 


quoth 


quest or 


quick sil ver 




LESSON X. 


S, besides its common, or hissing, sound 


as heard in sm y has three 


other sounds, those of z, 


sh, and zh. 


S like z. 


fu' sil 


jas' min^ 


Bas' il 


grea sy 


jews harp 


bis muth 


gris ly 


ker sey 


case ment 


hous ing 


lea sing 


crim son 


hus band 


16 ser 


des ert 
How beau- 


hus sy 


meas ly 
be-hold the poor, 


fci-ful it is to 


when one cod 


L-sid-ers them 


in God, and in the 


light which Je-sus Christ es- 


teemed them! 



80 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


mu' sic 


is' su£ less 


trees' ure 


na sal 


is su ing 


cas u al 


nose gay 


sen su al 


cas u ist 


pis mire 


sen su ous 


lei sure ly 


ris en 


as su' ranc£ 


meas ur^ less 


ro sy 


com pres sure 


meas ur<s ment 


tea sel 


in su ranee 


treas ur er 


ves pers 


in su rer 


treas u ry 


vis it 


een 7 su ra bl<3 


u su al 


S like sh. 


in su la ted 


u su rer 


Sure 


in su la ry 


u su ry 


sure 7 ly 


sen su al ist 


vis u al 


sure ness 


sen su al ize 


dis clo' sure 


sure ty 


sen su al ly 


en clo sure 


een sure 


pen in' su la 


e ra sure 


fis sure 

i 


S like zr. 


cas' u al ly 


IS SU0 


Clo' sure 


cas u al ness 


pres sure 


le^ sure 


cas u al ty 


tis sue 


ra sure 


cas u is try 


cen' su rer 


meas ure 


meas ur a big 


in su lar 


pleas ure 
LESSON XI. 


pleas ur a hie 


The common sound oJ 


' x is like hs, but frequently, when followed by an 


accented syllable beginning with a vowel or ar 


l h, it has the sound of gz. 


Ex act' 


ex eft' 


ex borfc' 


ex alt 


ex bale 


ex ile 


ex empt 
Sick-ness is i 


ex baust 


ex ist 
b we sbould fear, 


lot an e-vil wbic 


but a most ef-fi-ca-cious means 


of sanc-ti-fy-in^ 


our souls. To 


mur-mur wben God sends it, is 


to corn-plain of His bav-ing done us good. 



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ex ult' 


ex hale' ment 


ex as' pe rate 


ex act' er 


ex haust er 


ex ec u tiv£ 


ex act ly 


ex haust less 


ex ec u tor 


ex act ness 


ex ile ment 


ex ec u trix 


ex a men 


ex is tence 


ex em pli fy 


ex am in# 


ex liib it 


ex hil ar ate 


ex am iple 


ex ot ic 


ex on er ate 


ex em plar 


ex ag' ger ate 


ex or bit ant 


ex emp tion 


ex an im ate 


ex or di um 


ex er cent 


ex an im ous 


ex ult a' tion ' 




SECTION II. 






Silent Consonants. 




LESSON I. 




B 


Jdeir ium 


lam£' like 


Bomb 


bomJ chest 


lamfo wool 


climJ 


bom5 ketch 


numJ ness 


clomS 


climJ er 


plumj er 


comb 


clim£ ing 


thumj ring 


crumb 


comb er 


thum£ stall 


dumb 


comb less 


clim£' a hie 


numb 


debt or 


homb ves sel 


plumj 


dumJ ly 


numb ed ness 


thum5 


dumb ness 


plumZ> e ry 


limb 

He who wis 


lamJ kin 


in debt ed 
with-out the true 


h-es to be wise 


Wis-dom, or saved with-out the Sav-iour, is not 


well, but sick- 


—is not wise, but a fool. 



82 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON II 


• 


C 


gnarl' ed 


ap' o theg^m 


<7zar 

5 


gnash ing 


di a phragni 


eza n' na 


gnaw ing 


gnos ti cism 


in diet' 


gno mon 


as sign' ment 


in diet' ment 


gnos tic 


be nign ly 


in did/ a bte 


as sign' 


con digrn ly 


G 


be nign 


de sign er 


6rnarl 


con digm. 


de sign ing 


gnash 


con sign 


ma lign er 


gnat 


de sign 


ma lign ly 


gnaw 


ma lign 


im pugn er 


gnoine 


re sign 


gno mon ics 


phlegm 


im pugn 


as sign ee' 


sign 


op pugn 


con sign ee 




LESSON III 


• 


H 


K 


hnfe 


iTbur 


_ffhab 


knight 


Aour' ly 


knag 


kmt 


hum bltf 


&nap 
&nar 


knob 


hum bier 


knock. 


km bly 


knkve 


&noll 


/mm' bl# ness 


knead 


&not 


hu mor al 


&nee 


know 


hu mor ist 


&neel 


&nap' sack 


hu mor ous 


yfcnell 


&na vish 


An mor sortie 
We should o 


kew 


&nick &nack ! 

| 

>ur good res-o-lu-' 


ft-en re-new c 


tions, and not 


lose heart 


be-cause we are 


tempt-ed a-gainst them. 


1 



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PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 83 j 


height' hood &nock' er 


Jcnow' ing 


knight ly 


Jcnot ted 


Jcnowl edge 


&nob by 


^not ty 
LESSON IV. 


Jcxmc Me 


L 


shaZm 


pa7m' y 
calk er 


Balm 


sta?k 


alms 


f&k 


chaZk y 


calf 


yolk 


hols er 


calm. 


alms' deed 


ma£k in 


calve 


alms house 


qua^m ish 


half 


aim ond 


sta?k er 


halve 


halm j 


talk er 


ipalm 


calm ly 


waZk er 


salve 


calm ness 


saZm on 


auln 


cha?d von 


falc' on er 


chafk 


malm sej 


fafc on ry 


qualm 


pa?m er 
LESSON V. 


talk a tiv^ 


M 


lime' kil^ 


ptis an' 


Mne mon' ics 


$ con denW 


jpsal' mo dist 


mne mon' ic al p 


psal mo dy 


N 


^Psalm 


j^sal te ry 


Damn 


^>shaw 
psaY mist 


^>tar mi gan 


kil^ 


ptj al ism 


kiln' dry 


^?sal ter 


pneu mat' ics 


brick kU^ 
When trib- 


pseu do 


j^n^u mon ics 
-i-ties, and con- 


u-la-tions, in-firm 


tra-dic-tions come, we must not run a- way in a 


fright, but van-quish them like 


men. 



84 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



pnen mat' ic al pseu dol' o gy ptol e ma' ic 
^sal mod ic al psy choI o gy pnew. ma tol' o gy 
^>sal mog raphy psj CHom a CHy p$y cho 1o<7 ic al 



s 
Corps 
isle 

isY and 
isl et 
puis ne* 
vis count 
de mesne'f 

T 

Cas' tie 
fast en 
glis£ en 
gris tie 
grist ly 
has£ en 
1ms tie 
jos tie 
list en 
nes tie 
oft en 



Clieer-ful-ness strength-ens the heart, and 
makes us per-se-vere in a good life ; where-fore 
the ser-vant of God ought al-ways to be in 
good spir-its. 

* Generally written as pronounced, puny. 
t Now commonly written demain or demean. 



LESSON VI 


• 


whis' tie 


wretch 


wres tie 


wri^At 


mis' tie to£ 


wring 


a pos' tie 


wrist 


w 


writ 


Sword 


write 


who 


wriTHe 


whom 


wrong 


whose 


wroth 


whole 


wrought 


whoop 


wrung 


wrack 


an' swer 


wrap 


whole sale 


wrath 


whole som<? 


wreak 


whol ly 


wreath 


wran gle 


wreck 


wrap per 


wren 


wrath ful 


wrench 


wres£ ler 


wrest 


wrist band 



THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 85 




SECTION I] 


i 


Consonants combined with Vowels to form other 




sounds. 






LESSON 


i. 


Words in which ce, 


ci. si, sci, and ti. have 


the sound of sli. in the 


unaccented syllables has it's fifth sound, 


like u in Tub. The double 


accent ( ;/ ) shows that the sound of the combination properly belongs 


to the syllable so marked ; thus spe"-cial 


is pronounced as it written 


spesh-al. 






Ac' tion 


man 7 sion 


quo' tient 


an cient 


mar tial 


ra tion 


auc tion 


men tion 


sane tion 


cap tion 


mer sion 


sec tion 


cap tious 


mis sion 


ses sion 


cau tion 


mo tion 


spa ci<9us 


cau ti<9us 


na tion 


spe" cial 


con science 


no tion 


spe cie 


con scious 


nup tial 


spe cies 


die tion 


o cean 


spe cious 


fac tion 


op tion 


sta tion 


fie tion 


pac tion 


sue tion 


frac tion 


par tial 


ten sion 


frac tious 


pas sion 


ter tian 


fric tion 


pa tienc^ 


trac tion 


func tion 


pa tient 


unc tion 


gra cious 


pen sion 


ul tion 


junc tion 


por tion 


vec tion 


lo tion 


po tion 


ver sion 


lus cious 
Be-gin-ners 


pre" citfus 


vi" citfus 
night to ex-er-cise 


in re-li"-gion < 


them-selves prin-ci-pal-ly immed-i-ta-tion on the 


Four Last Things: — Death, Judg-ment, Heav- 


en, Hell. 








8 





86 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Ab strac' tion 
ac ces sion 
a dap tion 
ad di" tion 
a dop tion 
af fee tion 
af flic tion 
as per sion 
at ten tion 
at trac tion 
au spi" eious 
ca pa ciaus 
ca pri" cious 
ces sa tion 
col la tion 
col lee tion 
com pas sion 
com pul sion 
com punc tion 



Ex pul' sion 
ex ten sion 
ex tor tion 
ex trac tion 
fal la citfus 
fe ro cious 



LESSON II. 

con cep' tion 
con fes sion 
con ces sion 
con junc tion 
con struc tion 
con ten tion 
con ten ti<?us 
con trac tion 
con tri" tion 
con ven tion 
con ver sion 
con vie tion 
con vul sion 
cor rec tion 
cor rup tion 
ere a tion 
de coc tion 
de fee tion 
de fi" cient 

LESSON III. 

foun da' tion 
im mer sion 
im par tial 
im pa tienctf 
im pa tient 
im pres sion 



de jec' tion 
de struc tion 
de trac tion 
de vo tion 
di gres sion 
dis cus sion 
dis sen sion 
dis tine tion 
dis tor tion 
do na tion 
du ra tion 
e jec tion 
e lee tion 
e rec tion 
e rup tion 
es sen tial 
ex ac tion 
ex pan sion 
ex pres sion 



in cau' titfus 
in due tion 
in frac tion 
in junc tion 
in scrip tion 
in struc tion 



The sweet-ness winch some ex-pe-ri-ence in 
pray-er, is milk which our Lord gives as a rel-ish 
to those who are just be-gin-ning to serve Him. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



87 



in ven' tion 
in ver sion 
lac ta tion 
le ga tion 
ma gi" cian 
mu si" cian 
nar ra tion 
no ta tion 
ob jec tion 
ob la tion 
ob struc tion 
op pres sion 
op ti" cian 



Words in which si 

Bra' sier 
cro sier 
fu sion 
gla zier 
gra zier 
ho sier 
o sier 
sua sion 
vi" sion 
ho' sier y 
ad he' sion 



o ra' tion 
per di" tion 
per fee tion 
pol lu tion 
pre die tion 
pre scrip tion 
pro ba tion 
pro mo tion 
pro por tion 
pro scrip tion 
pro vin cial 
re jec tion 
re la tion 

LESSON IV. 

and zi have the sound of i 
tsh or tcli, 

co he' sion 
col lu sion 
con fu sion 
con tu sion 
cor ro sion 
de lu sion 
de tru sion 
dif fu sion 
dis sua sion 
ef fu sion 
e ro sion 



re ten' tion 
sal va tion 
sub jec tion 
sub stan tial 
sub trac tion 
sub ver sion 
sue ces sion 
suf fi" cient 
sus pi" ci<9us 
tem^> ta tion 
trans la tion 
va ca tion 
vo li" tion 



h, and ti the sound of 

ex clu' sion 
ex plo sion 
in fu sion 
oc ca sion 
pre clu sion 
pro fu sion 
pro tru sion 
ab s<?is sion 
al li" sion 
col li" sion 
con ci" sion 



An ex-cel-lent meth-od of pre-serv-ing our- 
selves from re-laps-ing in-to se-ri-ous faults, is to 
jisay ev-e-ry e-ven-ing, u To-mor-row I may be 

iidead!" 

!L_ 



88 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


de ci" sion 


in ci" sion 


oc ca' sion al 


de ri" sion 


re vi" sion 


cir cum ci" sion 


di vi" sion 
Bas' tion 


vi" sion a ry 


sub di vi" sion 
com bus' tion 


mix' tion 


bes tial 


ques tion 


di ges tion 


fus tian 


ce les' tial 


sug ges tion 


j 


SECTION III 






Double Consonants. 




LESSON I 


• 


The proper English 


sound of ch is heard in church ; but generally in 


words derived from the learned languages, these letters have the 


sound of fc, and in 
sound of sfi. 


those that have been adopted from the French the 








Proper sound of cl 


/. 


Arcli 


charm 


churn 


larch 


chart 


chaste 


march 


check 


cheek 


parch 


chess 


cheer 


starch 


chest 


cheese 


perch 


chick 


chide 


search 


chill 


chime 


birch 


chip 


choose 


scorch 


chops 


arch' er 


church 


chuff 


char ger 


lurch 
Let a man 


chum 


parch ment 
e first place take 


who de-sires th 


the last. 

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89 



chaf' fer 
chal ic£ 
clian ter 
chan try 
chap let 
chap man 
chat ter 
check er 
cher ish 
cher ub 
chick en 
chil blam 
chil ly 
church yard 
cham ber 
chan ger 
change ling 
chast en 
chaste ly 



Ache 

chain 

chasm 

chord 

chrism 

chyle 

school 



cheer' ful 
cheer less 
cheer ly 
cheese cake 
chi ding 
child hood 
child ish 
cho sen 
arch' e ry 
chaf fer er 
chal len ger 
cham pi on 
chan ce ry 
chap el ry 
chap lain ship 
char i ot 
char i ty 
charm ing ly 
char nel house 

LESSON II. 

Ch like h. 

an' chor 
brach ial 
cha os 
chem ist 
chol er 
cho ral 
cho rus 



chas' ti ty 
cher u bim 
chev er il 
chick en pox 
chil li ness 
chit ter ling 
choc o late 
churl ish ness 
cha fing dish 
cham ber er 
cham ber lain 
change a bl# 
change ful ness 
cha ri ly 
cha ri ness 
cheer ful ly 
cheer ful ness 
cheese mong er 
child ish ness 



chris£ en 
Christ mas 
chron ic 
chy lous 
dis tich 
ech o 
e poch 



Nev-er say "What great things the saints 
do," but " What great things God does in His 
saints." 



90 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



i' chor 
mas tich 
mon arch, 
o chr<2 
pas clial 
sche iner 
schol ar 
schoon er 
stom ach 
te trarch 
al' che my 
al clie mist 
an ar cliy 
an cho* ret 
ar clie type 
arch i tect 
bac chan al 



Chaise 
cham' ois 
(sham'-oe) 
chan ere 
(shang'-Jcu? 1 ) 
chan crous 
cha grin' 
(shag-reen') 
cha made 



bron' chi al 
cat e chise 
cat e chism 
char ac ter 
chem ic al 
chem is try 
chil i ad 
chil i arcH 
chil i ast 
chol e ra 
chol er ic 
chris£ en dom 
chron i cb 
chron i cler 
chrys a lis 
chrys o lite 
eu cha rist 

LESSON III. 

Oh like s7i. 

(sham-ade r ) 
chap eau 
(shap-o') 
chat eau 
(shat-o') 
cha rade 
che mise 
(sJie-meze 1 ) 
chi cane 



hi' e rarch 
lach ry mal 
mach in ate 
mon arch ism. 
mon arch ist 
mon ar chy 
pa tri arch 
pen ta t^uch 
schol ar ly 
scho li ast 
tech nic al 
arch an' gel 
cha ot ic 
chi me ra 
chro mat ic 
ich n^u mon 
me chan ic 



(she-Jcane') 
chi mere 
(she-mere') 
ga loche 
chap' er on 
(sTiap '-ur-oon) 
charl a tan 
chas se las 
chat e let 



In the war-fare of the flesh on-ly cow-ards 
gain the vic-to-ry ; that is to say, those who fly. 



THE PRACTICAI 


, SPELLING-BOOK. 91 


chiv' al ric 


chi ca' ner 


(sho-mon-tel'^) 


chiv al rous cap u chin' 


che mi tfette 


chiv al ry 


(Jkap-u-6'heen') 


chev a Her 


cliam pi^n' 


on chan de k'er 


deb au chee 


{sham-pin -yun) chau 


mon telle 


(deb-o-sJiee'} 




LESSON IV. 




Th has two sounds ;— 


•a flat and a sharp sound. 




The sharp 


sound of th. 




Bath 


swath 


throb 


pa' thos 


lath 


troth 


throng 


eth ics 


path 


truth 


thrum 


meth od 


i snath 


youth 


thrust 


sev enth 


\ wrath 


drouth 


thump 


spend thrift 


depth 


mouth 


thane 


dipA thong 


length 


south 


theme 


pith y 


strength 


thank 


thrice 


goth ic 


tenth 


thatch 


thrive 


thank ful 


twelfth 


thrash 


thole 


thank less 


fifth 


thwack 


throat 


thresh old 


1 filth 


thick 


throne 


thick en 


fnth 


think 


throve 


thick et 


pith 


thill 


thew 


thick skull 


sixth 


thin 


threw 


thim ble 


1 smith 


thing 


thaw 


think er 


width 


thong 


thwart 


thin ly 


withtf 


thorn 


an' them 


thin ness 


j broth 


thorp 


ba thos 


this tie 


cloth 


thrid 


path less 


thrif ty 


moth 


thrift 


path way 


thrift less 


north 
\We must a- 


thrill 


pan ther 


thor ny 
a pes-ti-lence. 


void lies as 


i we would 











192 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



thros' tie 
thump er 
thun der 
the ism 
the ist 
thou sand 
thou sandth 
am' a ranth 
am e thyst 
eth ic al 
leth ar gj 
meth od ist 
twen ti eth 



fif ti eth 
filth i ly 
filth i ness 
six ti eth 
sym pa thy 
syn the sis 
for ti eth 
or tho dox 
thank ful ness 
thanks giv ing 
thren o dy 
thrift i ly 
thorn ap pie 



thun' der bolt 
thun der er 
the o rem 
the o rist 
the o ry 
thief catch er 
th^ev ish ness 
thirst i ness 
thir ti eth 
thor ougli fare 
thor ough ly 
thought ful ness 
thu ri ble 



LESSON V. 



Bathe 

lathe 

swathe 

breathe 

seethe 

wreath 

blithe 

lithe 

scythe 

tithe 

writhe 

with 

clothe 

oaths 



The 

moths 

cloths 

booth 

smooth 

than 

that 

thee 

them 

then 

thence 

these 

they 

this 

those 



flat sound of th. 

thou 
thus 
fath' om 
gath er 
lath er 
rath er 
fath er 
far thing 
bath ing 
breth ren 
thence forth 
thence from 
there fore 
wheth er 



breath' ing 
wreath ing 
hith er 
thith er 
whith er 
with er 
with ers 
blithe ful 
blithe ly 
blithe some 
lithe ness 
lithe some 
wri thing 
both er 



The true way to ad-vance in ho-ly vir-tues. 
is to per-se-vere in a ho-ly cheer-ful-ness. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLIXG-BOOK. 



93 



foth 7 er 
poth er 
nortli ern 
broth er 
moth er 
oth er 
sinoth er 
smooth ly 
smooth ness 
far ther 
there at 7 
there by 
with al 
with draw 
with hold 



with held 7 
with in 
with out 
with stand 
fath 7 er land 
fath er hood 
fath er less 
far thin gale 
fath om less 
gath er ing 
hith er most 
hith er to 
hith er ward 
thith er to 
thith er ward 



blithe 7 some ness 
north er ly 
broth er ly 
broth er hood 
moth er less 
moth er ly 
moth er wort 
oth er guise 
oth er wise 
wor thi ly 
wor thi ness 
fur ther anc^ 
fur ther more 
south er ly 
south ern wood 



LESSON VI. 

Gh has three sounds ; — the sound of g hard, of/, and of k. It is, how- 
ever, generally silent at the end of a word or syllable, when the pre- 
ceding vowel or diphthong is consequently long, and, except in 
draught, and its compounds, is always silent in the termination ght. 



Gh like a hard. 

Ghast' ful 
ghast ly 
ghost 
ghost 7 ly 
ghost like 



cough! ing 
e nough' 



la/^gh 7 a hie 
la?igh ing ly 
laugh ing stock 

Gh like k. 



burgh/ er 
burgh er ship 

Gh like f. 

Draught 

laugh 

co^gh 
ghast 7 ful ly draughts' man Ho^gh 
ghast li ness laugh er lcragfi* 

ghost li ness laugh ter though. 

burgh co^gh er 

Av-a-rice is the pest of the soul. 



* The sound of this word in our dictionaries is that which is here 
given, lok; hut by the Irish, to whom it properly belongs, it is pro- 
nounced lob, with a strong aspiration of the h. 



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94 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON VII 


• 


P7i has the sounc 


of/, except in Stephen and nephew , where it has 




that of v. 




Al' pha 


al' pha bet 


phys' ic al 


ca liph 


an tiph on 


em phat ; ic 


cam phire 


aph o ny 


phil lip pic 


e pha 


aph o rism 


phlo gis ton 


eph od 


aph ro dite 


bi og' ra pher ! 


hy phen 


au to graph 


bi og ra phy ! 


lymph 


cal i phate 


ca lig ra phy 


phiz 


cam pho rate 


ca tas tro phe 


phrase 


em pha sis 


e phem e ra 


phan' tasm 


ep i graph 


e phem e ral 


phan torn 


ep i taph 


e piph a ny 


pha sis 


lym phe duct 


hi er o phant 


phe nix 


phan ta sy 


li thog ra phy 


phi al 


phar i see 


phi los o pher 


phil ter 


phar ma cy 


phi los o phist 


phos phor 


phleg ma tic 


phi los o phy 


phys ic 
Ex-cess-ive 


phos pho rus 


to pog ra phy 
springs from a-ny 


sad-ness sel-dom 


oth-er source 
Char-i-ty i 


than pride. 


, or char-i-ty and 


tnd cheer-ful-ness 


hu-mil-i-ty, si 
It is ver-y " 


lould be our mot- 


■to. 

cheer-ful, but we 


Qe"-ces-sa-ry to be 


must not on 


that ac-count give in to a buf-foon- 


ing spir-it. 






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THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 95 




CHAPTEE VII. 




LESSONS FOE 


. EXERCISE. 




SECTION I. 




Words 


of one, two, 


and tliree syllables. 




LESSON I. 




Batch 


swell 


troll 


shelf 


catch 


tell 


goal 


whelp 


latch 


yell 


bung 


yelp 


match 


chiU 


clung 


breeze 


patch 


frill 


flung 


sneeze 


snatch 


grill 


hung 


squeeze 


thatch 


quill 


strung 


ea^e 


blanch 


shrill 


swung 


string 


branch 


spill 


drake 


swing 


cra'&nch 


swill 


flake 


thing 


staunch 


trill 


lake 


wing 


small 


chide 


make 


song 


stall 


hide 


rake 


strong 


maul 


pride 


shake 


thong 


shawl 


stride 


slake 


throng 


squall 


wide 


snake 


surf 


dwell 


boU 


stake 


scurf 


quell 


droll 


champ 


turf 


shell 


poll 


scamp 


lurk 


smell 


roll 


pelt 


work 


spell 
• 
The true 


stroll 


welt 


churl 
pride, is to 


med-i-cine tc 


> cure us of 


keep down and thwart touch-i-ness 


of mind. 


l. 











96 


THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 




hurl 


skirt 


froth 


quilt 


twirl 


spirt 


filch 


tilt 


shirt 


broth 


milch 


wilt 




LESSON II. 


i 


Bump 


form 


li^At 


clock 


dump 


storm 


mi^At 


flock 


jump 


warm 


night 


frock 


mump 


swarm 


pli^At 


sock 


stump 


clasp 


right 


shock 


trump 


gasp 


sight 


smock 


chink 


grasp 


tight 


stock 


clink 


hasp 


wight 


nigh 


link 


barm 


most 


sigh 


slink 


charm 


post 


thigh 


think 


farm 


prisrn 


eye 


wink 


spurn 


schism. 


rje 


crimp 


turn* 


clinch 


TH y 


shrimp 


fern 


flinch 


mail 


clank 


fort 


pinch 


pail 


drank 


port 


bunch 


sail 


flank 


sport 


lunch 


gaol 


plank 


crisp 


munch 


short 


prank 


lisp 


punch 


snort 


shank 


wisp 


bench 


chuck 


blunt 


blight 


stench 


cluck 


grunt 


briglit 


trench 


duck 


hunt 


dight 


weilch 


luck 


runt 


fight 


crick 


muck 


stunt 


f&ghk 


wick 


pluck • 


front 


fvight 


block 


stuck , 


The love of God makes us do great things. 

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THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 97 




LESSON III. 




A'ble 


game' som^ 


ne' gro 


a cr# 


game ster 


nice ness 


ail ment 
a pron 
a zure* 


gloo my 
grace ful 
gra tis 


ni^At cap 
n^u ter 
plu ral 


bale ful 
bane ful 
bare foot 


gra vy 
gree dy 
greet ing 


ply ing 
po ker 
po tent 


heau ty 
boo by 
* boor ish 


ha zel 
ha zy 
hire ling 


puny 
ra cer 
ro ver 


boo ty 


home less 


sa Kb 


brace let 


home ly 


sa bra 


bra zen 
bro ker 


hope ful 
hood wink 


safe ly 
safe ty 


bru tal 


la bel 


sd. ence 


cool er 


lea ky 


seed less 


cool ness 


li cens# 


see mg 


coop er 
dri ver 
dro nisli 
du ranc# 


life less 
light en 
light ning 
live ly 


seem ly 
se quel 
se^ zure 
shame ful 


e gress 


lo cust 


shape less 


e qual 

fee bl<? 


lone ly 
lone some 


shear ing 
si^At less 


feel ing 


mo ment 


si ren 


fu ture 

A-void ev-e- 
hot-bed of pri 


na tivtf 


sloth ful 

-i-ty,foritisthe 
r-it-u-al pride. 


ry kind of sin-gu-lar 
de, es-pe"-cial-ly spi 


* Z, in azure and seizure, has the sound of zh. 




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98 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


speech' less 


sto' rage 


tu' tor 


) spite ful 


stu dent 


twi li^At 


sport ing 
sta bl# 


ta per 
to per 


use ful 
va grant 


stee pte 


trifle 


wa ger 


steer age 
sti He 


tri umph 
tro phy 


wa ge<9 
wake ful 


sto ny 


tu mid 
LESSON IV. 


waste ful 


Fab' ric 


flan' nel 


j 

hand' ful 


fac tor 


flor id 


hand maid j 


fal low 


flus ter 


hant? somtf 


fam me 
fam ish 


flut ter 
folly 


hap pen 

har ass 


fan ey 


for est 


har ness 


far row 


fort ni^At 


har row 


fel low 


for tune 


har vest 


fel on 


frig ate 


haz ard 


fen cer 


fros ty 


help er 


fen der 


fun nel 


help less 


fer tile 


fun ny 


hem lock 


fer vent 


fur nac# 


Aerb age 


fes ter 


hab it 


herd<9 man j 


fid Ale 


hack ney 


her mit 


fig ure 


had dock 


her ring 


fil thy 
firm ness 


hag gard 
ham let 


hie cup 

hig gler 


flag on 


ham per 


hil lock 


Noth-ing is more dan-ger-ous 


for be-gin-ners 


in the spir-it-u-al life, than to wish to play the 1 
mas-ter and con- vert oth-ers. 


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_ _ i 


THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 99 


hob' big 


in' fant 


ken' nel 


hogs head. 


in sect 


ker nel 


hoi low 


in suit 


kid nap 


bom age 


in si^At 


kid ney 


Aon est 


in stant 


king dom 


bor rid 


in step 


kins man 


hos tage 


in to 


kitch en 


bos tilg 


jab ber 


lad der 


bot bouse 


jag ged 


Ian cet 


bunt er 


jas per 


land lord 


bur ry 


jest er 


land mark 


burt ful 


jolly 


land scape 


hjs sop 


joy less 


lap pet 


im age 


judg ment 


lep er 


in censg 


jum big 


lim it 


in coing 


just icg 


liv er 


in dex 


just ly 
LESSON V. 


liz ard 


Lodg' ment 


mar' row 


met' al 


lodg er 


mar quis 


metb od 


log wood 


mar shal 


mil dew 


lov er 


mas ter 


mill stone 


luni ber 


max im 


mim ic 


luc ky 


mel low 


mis chief 


rnal let 


mem ber 


mod ern 


mam mon 


men ace 


mod est 


man drake 


mer cer 


mon ster 


mar big 


mer it 


mor tar 


i marks man 
We ought tc 


mes sage 


mud dig 
ve the glo-ry of 


> hope for and lo 


j God by means 


of a good life. 







100 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


nium' bl<3 


or' ange 


pick' lock 


mum my 


or gan 


pic ture 


mur der 


or phan 


pig my 


mur mur 


pad dock 


pil grim 


mush room 


pad lock 


pill box 


mus ket 


pal ace 


pirn pb 


mut ton 


pal &te 


pin cers 


muz zte 


pam phlet 


pinch ing 


myr tl^ 


pan cake 


pip pin 


nap kin 


pan ic 


pity 


nar row 


par boil 


piv ot 


nas ty 


parch ment 


plan et 


neph ew 


pass port 


plan ter 


ner vous 


pas ture 


plat ter 


nog Gin 


ped ant 


plot ter 


non senstf 


ped lar 


plum met 


non suit 


pen man 


plump ness 


nos tril 


pen siv<? 


plun der 


nos trum 


per feet 


pol ish 


nov el 


per ish 


pomp <9U3 


nov ice 


per jure 


poppy 


nur ture 


per ry 


pos set 


nut meg 


per son 


pos ture 


ol 'we 


pes tig 


pot ter 


on set 


petty 


prac tict? 


op tic 


pic Me 
LESSON VI. 


prat tier 


Preb' end 


pres' age 


prim' er 


pref ace 


pres enctf 


prin cess 


prel ate 
With-out mor 


pric k\e 


prod uce 
mg can be done. 


-ti-fi-ca-tion noth- 1 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



101 



prod' uct 
profit 
prog ress 
pro'' ject 
prol ogue 
prom ise 
proph et 
pros per 
pub lie 
puck er 
pun gent 
pun ish 
puppy 
rab bb 
rack et 
rad ish 
rag Ged 
ram part 
ran dom 
rap id 
rap in# 
rap ture 
rav age 
rec tor 
rent al 
rev el 
rid danc<3 
rip pb 
riv er 



riv' et 
rock et 
rot ten 
rub ber 
rub bish 
ruf fl<? 
rug Ged 
rum pl# 
run let 
rus tic 
rus ty 
sab bath 
sack cloth 
sad den 
saf fron 
sal vage 
sal ver 
sam pb 
san dal 
sap ling 
satch el 
sat in 
sav age 
scab bard 
scaf fold 
scam per 
scan dal 
scar let 
scat ter 



scoff er 
scol lop 
scorn ful 
scrib bl# 
scrip ture 
sculp ture 
scur vy 
sen ate 
sense less 
sen tenc<? 
ser mon 
ser pent 
ser vant 
ser vic£ 
shad ow 
shag Gy 
shal low 
sharp en 
shat ter 
shep Aerd 
sher iff 
shil ling 
ship wreck 
shock ing 
short en 
shut ter 
shut tie 
sick ness 
sim per 



The ser-vant of God ought to seek knowl- 
edge, but nev-er to show it, or make a par-ade 
of it. 



102 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


sim' pb 


sur' name 


van 7 isb. 


sin ew 


syn tax 


ven om 


sis ter 


sys tem 


vie ar 


sol ace 


tal ent 


vis age 


sol emn 


trib une 


vi,9 it 


spir it 


trig aer 


wick ed 


stat ure 


val id 
LESSON VII. 


wid ovj 


Ab' di cate 


cal ; cu late 


cor' o ner 


ab ro gate 


cap i tal 


ded i cate 


ab so lute 


car di nal 


dep u ty 


ac ci dent 


car mel ite 


des o late 


ac cu rate 


eel e brate 


des pe rate 


ae tu ate 


cen tu ry 


des ti ny 


ad mi ral 


cm na mon 


det ri ment 


ad vo cate 


cir cu late 


dil i gence 


ag o ny 


cir cum flex 


dis ci plin<s 


an ces tor 


cir cum spect 


doc u ment 


an nu al 


cir cum stance 


el e vate 


ar a bl# 


clam or ous 


em u late 


ar gu ment 


clar i fy 


ev i dent 


ban isli ment 


col o ny 


ex e cute 


bar ba r#us 


com pe tent 


ex er cise 


basli fill ness 


com pro mi^e 


fir ma ment 


heau ti ful 


con fer ence 


fisli e ry 


big ot ry 


con fi clench 


frank in cens<? 


bias phe my 


con flu ence 


free hold er 


bhm der buss 


con ju gal 


friv ol ous 


cab i net 
We have no ti 


con ti nenc# 


fur ni ture 
>, for Par-a-dise 


Lme to sleep her€ 


was not made for slug-gardk 





THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



103 



gar' ri son 
god li ness 
grad u ate 
grat i fy 
Ear mo ny 

Lar' ce ny 
leg a cy 
lep ro sy 
leth ar gy 
lib er al 
lig a ment 
lof ti ness 
mag ni fy 
man u al 
man u script 
mar i ner 
mem o ry 
mer can tile 
mer ci ful 
min er al 
min is ter 
mir a c\e 
mon u ment 
mys te ry 
nat u ral 
tlout ish ment 
ob du rate 
of fer ing 



heav' i ness 
her e sy 
her e tic 
his to ry 
hyp o crite 

LESSON VIII. 

op' er ate 
op po site 
or a cl<s 
or i gin 
or tho dox 
par a dox 
par a graph 
par a phrase 
ped a gogue 
pen al ty 
pen i tenctf 
pen n ry 
pop u lar 
pos si bk 
pres i dent 
pris on er 
prov i denctf 
pun ish ment 
pyr a mid 
rad i cal 
rec om penc^ 
rem e dy 
rep ro bate 



im' po tenctf 
in fa my 
in fi nite 
in ter co^rs^ 
in tri cate 



rev' er end 
rAet o ric 
sat is fy 
scap u lar 
scrip tu ral 
soph is try 
spec ta cl# 
strat a gem 
sum ma ry 
sus te nance 
syc o phant 
syl lo gisrn 
syn a gogue 
ten den cy 
ten der ness 
tit u lar 
trac ta hie 
treach er <?us 
tur bu lent 
tur pen tine 
tyr an ny 
ut ter ly 
ut ter most 



The true ser-vants of God en-dure life and 
i de-sire death. 



1 104: THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


vag' a bond 


ver' i ly 


wick' ed ness 


ve he rnent 


vet e ran 


wil ful ness 


ven er ate 


vie to ry 


won der ful 


yen om ous 


vil la ny 
LESSON IX. 


wor THi ness 


A base' ment 


de crep' it 


es tab' lish 


a bol ish 


de li" cious 


fa nat ic 


a bor tion 


de liv er 


fan tas tic 


a bor live 


de scrip tion 


fla gi" tious 


ad mon ish 


die ta tion 


flir ta tion 


ad ven ture 


die ta tor 


for bear ance 


ag ni" tion 


di la tion 


gra da tion 


an gel ic 


di lee tion 


gy ra tion 


as ton ish. 


di lu tion 


here af ter 


ath let ic 


di men sion 


her met ic 


at trib ute 


dis cov er 


hu mane ly 


at tri" tion 


dis couv age 


ig ni" tion 


bap tis mal 


dis fig nre 


il Ins trate 


be ni^n ly 


dis par age 


im mod est 


bias phe mer 


dis tin guish 


im pris on 


ca the dral 


do ta tion 


in cen tive 


clan des tine 


dra mat ic 


in hab it 


com mis sion 


ef feet ive 


in sip id 


con cus sion 


ef fi" cient 


in stinc tive 


con di" tion 


ef ful gent 


in ter ment 


con fee tion 


e la tion 


in ter nal 


con nee tion 


e lev en 


in trin sic 


ere a tor 


en vel ope 


ju di" cial 


de clen sion 
Men are gen-e 


er rat ic 


ju di" cious 
3en-ters of their 


,r-al-ly the car- 1 


1 own cross-es. 







THE PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



105 



la con' ic 
mag nif ic 
mis con duct 



Al a mode' 
an ti pope 
bal us trade 
cav al cade 
co in cide 
con tro vert 
dis a gree 
dis an nul 
dis be k'eve 
dis com pose 
dis con tent 
dis en chant 
gaz et teer 
here up on 
in com mode 
in com plete 
in cor rect 
in ter lope 
mis be have 
o ver done 
o ver flow 
o ver head 
o ver lay 
o ver look 
o ver spread 



mo nas' tic 
pa cif ic 
pa thet ic 

LESSON X. 

o ver whelm' 
pam phlet eer 
par a mount 
pic tu resque 
pre dis pose 
pre e lect 
pre ex ist 
pre- or dain 
pre pos sess 
pre ter mit 
re en force 
ref er ee 
ref u gee 
rep ar tee 
rep re hend 
rep ri mand 
ser e nade 
su per scribe 
su per sede 
un a bashed 
un ad railed 
un a dored 
un ad vised 
un a larmed 
un al layed 



quin tes' sence 
re plen ish 
ro ga tion 



un al lied' 
un ap palled 
un ap peased 
un ap plied 
un approached 
un ap proved 
un as sailed 
un a ware 
un be kef 
un con sumed 
un con vinced 
un de cayed 
un de ceive 
un der bid 
un der b^y 
un der do 
un der go 
un der ground 
un der hand 
un der lay 
un der line 
un der mine 
un der ne#TH 
un der pin 
un der prize 



We must not give up pray-ing and ask-ing, 
be-cause we do not get what we ask all at once. 



106 THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


un der prop' un 


de served' un dis turbid' 


un der sell un 


de <?ir<?d un em ployed 


un der took un 


de vout un fore seen 


SECTION II. 


Words 


of four syllables. 


LESSON I. 


Ab' so lute ly 




Jan'' u a ry 


ac cu rate ly 




joe u lar ly 


ad mi ra h\e 




lib er al ly 


bur go mas ter 




lit e ra ry 


com mis sa ry 




mat ri mo ny 


con tu me ly 




mem or a h\e 


die tion a ry 




nav i ga \Ae 


drom e da ry 




nee ro man cer 


em is sa ry 




oc u lar ly 


es ti ma bb 




or di na ry 


fan ci ful ly 
fash, ion a bb 




per son al ly 
plan et a ry 


Feb ru a ry 
gen er al ly 
gen tig man ly 
hor ri fy ing 
hos pi ta b\e 




ques tion a big 
rad ic al ly 
sec on da ry 
stat u a ry 
tol er a b\e 


ig no rant ly 
in ti mate ly 




trib u ta ry 
vol un ta ry 


in ven to ry 
To con-form ohe's 




vul ner a \>\e 


self 


in all things to the will 


of God, is to lead the life of an an-gel. 



1 
THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 107 


LESSOR 


[ II. 


A' mi a hie 




lu' mi na ry 


a vi a ry 
bru tal i zing 




mi gra to ry 
mo ment ary 


cu mn la tive 




mu sic al ly 


cu li na ry 




mu ti la tor 


dan ger ously 




mu tu al ly 


du ti ful ly 
du ti ful ness 




nu ga to ry 
nu mer a ry 


fe ver ish ness 




o di ous ly 


fe ver ous ly 
fo li a ture 




pa per cred it 
pu ri fi er 


ga le a ted 




ra di an cy 


ge ni al ly 




vea son a bl<2 


hea THen ish ly 




ro ta to ry 


hea THen ish ness 




ru mi na tor 


jo vi al ly 




so ci a big* 


jo vi al ness 




trai tor <?us ly 


ju di ca tiv£ 




tu na bl<3 ness 


ju di ca ture 




va ri 6>us ly 


li a bl# ness 




wa ver ing ness 


LESSON 


III. 


Ab bre / vi ate 




al le 7 gi ance 


ac cu mu late 




al lu vi al 


ac cu sa tivtf 
To pray well re-c 




bar ba ri an 
s the whole man. 


[uire 


* Ci and ti, when forming a syllable, and followed by #, have the 
1 sound of she — so-sJie-a-bl. Webster, indeed, unites these letters, par- 
ticularly ti, with the following vowel, thus shortening by a syllable 
the words in which they occur, but in this he is not followed by the 
j best speakers. 





108 THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


ba ro' ni al 


gar ra'li ty 


cen tu ri on 


gram ma ri an 


col le gi ate 


his to ri an 


com muni cant 


im me di ate 


com rnu ni ty 


im pi e ty 


con ge ni al 


in vi o late 


ere clu li ty 


la bo ri ous 


de mo ni ac 


lux u ri <?us 


de vo tion al 


ma te ri al 


di plo ma cy 


mer cu ri al 


e lu ci date 


ne fa ri <9us 


e le gi ac 


o be di ent 


em po ri urn 


pro pri e tor 


e nu mer ate 


re mu ner ate 


fa tu i ty 


sec ta ri an 


fe ro cious ness 


so ci e ty 


fu tu ri ty 


va cu i ty 


LESSON IV. 


A bom' in ate 


de gen/ er ate 


a cad e my 


di am e ter 


ar tic u late 


do cil i ty 


bar bar i ty 


e man ci pate 


be at i tude 


e pis co pal 


be nev o lent 


e ter ni ty 


ce ler i ty 


fa tal i ty 


col lat er al 


fes ti.v i ty 


con fes sion al 


fru gal i ty 


We must oft-en re-mem-ber what Christ said, 


that not he who be-gins, 


but he that per-se-veres 


to the end, shall be saved. 

! 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 109 



hu man' i ty na tiv' i ty 

liu mil i ty ne ces si ty 

im ped i ment om nip o tent 

in grat i tude pen in su la 

in teg ri ty po et ic al 

ju rid ic al po lit ic al 

le git i mate re frac to ry 

Ion gev i ty re gen er ate 
mag nan im #us " sin cer i ty 

mo ral i ty tu mul tu ous 

mu nif i cent va lid i ty 

LESSON V. 

Ab di ca' tion in ter flu' ent 

ac cu sa, tion in ter ja cent 

af fi da vit lin e a tion 

al ge bra ic lit er a ti 

bas ti na do me di a tor 

cir cum ja cent mod er a tor 

co ad ju tor nav i ga tion 

des pe ra do nom i na tion 

dis a gree ment op er a tion 

en ter pri sing or di na tion 

en ter tain ment pan a ce a 

fed er a tion pen e tra tion 

fla<7 el la tion re al i zing 

gas con a der rel a ga tion 

glad i a tor ren e ga do 

his tri on ic ren o va tion 

in ter fe rence sal u ta tion 



As much, love as we give to crea-tures, just 
so much we steal from the Cre-a-tor. 



10 



• 


110 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 






scru ti ni' zing 




tol er a' tion 






sit u a tion 




vac ci na tion 






ter mi na tion 




val u a tor 






LESSON 


VI. 






Ac a dem' ic 




laz aret' to 






ac ci dent al 




man i fes to 


1 




ar o mat ic 




mon u ment al 


1 




ben e fac tor 




mu ri at ic 






com pli ment al 




non con form ist 






com pre hen sive 




non ex ist ence 






con ti nent al 




oc ci dent al 






dem o crat ic 




op e rat ic 






dem on stra tor 




o ri ent al 






el e ment al 




or na ment al 






en er get ic 




pan e gyr ic 






fir ma ment al 




par a lyt ic 






fun da ment al 




rec ol lee tion 




ge o graph ic 




rep re hen sive 






hy po thet ic 




sac ra ment al 






in ad ver tent 




sen ti ment al 






in ci dent al 




the o crat ic 






in de pend ent 




trans cen dent al 






in stru ment al 




un af feet ed 






in ter mit tent 




u ni ver sal 






LESSON 


VII. 






Ab er ra' tion 




ab o IP' tion 






ab ne ga tion 




ab so lu tion 

the world to please 






If we find noth-ing 


in 






us, we ought to be pleased by this ver-y not 






find-ing a-ny-thing to 


please us. 


i 













THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. Ill 


ac cep ta' tion 


com po si" tion 


ac cla ma tion 


com pu ta tion 


ad mi ra tion 


con fla gra tion 


ad u la tion 


con gre ga tion 


af fee ta tion 


con stel la tion 


al ter ca tion 


con ster na tion 


am mu ni" tion 


con sti tu tion 


ap pa ri" tion 


con tern pla tion 


ap pel la tion 


cor o na tion 


ap pre lien sion 


cor us ca tion 


ap pro ba tion 


dec la ma tion 


ben e die tion 


dec la ra tion 


ben e fac tion 


ded i ca tion 


cal cu la tion 


def i ni" tion 


cap i ta tion 


del e ga tion 


cas ti ga tion 


dep re da tion 


cat e na tion 


des pe ra tion 


cir cum ven tion 


des ti na tion 


co a li" tion 


dev as ta tion 


com mu ta tion 


dim i nu tion 


com pen sa tion 


dis lo ca tion 


com pe ti" tion 


dis pen sa tion 


com pi la tion 


dis po si" tion 


LESSON 


VIII. 


Dis qui si" tion 


eb ul li" tion 


dis ser ta tion 


ed u ca tion 


dis si pa tion 


el o cu tion 


dis so lu tion 


em u la tion 


div i na tion 


e rue ta tion 
>m one cross, will meet 


He wlio runs a-way frc 


a big-ger one on his roac 


[. 









112 THE PR ACTIO AI 


, SPELLING-BOOK. 




er u di" tion 


in un da' tion 




es ti ma tion 


ju ris die tion 




ex pi ra tion 


leg is la tion 




ex po si" tion 


lo co mo tion 




ex ul ta tion 


man u mis sion 




fab ri ca tion 


ob li ga tion 




flue tu a tion 


os ten ta tion 




ful mi na tion 


per mu ta tion 




gen er a tion 


per o ra tion 




ge nu flee tion 


per tur ba tion 




grav i ta tion 


pol i ti" cian 




hab i ta tion 


pred i lee tion 




lies i ta tion 


pub li ca tion 




im i ta tion 


rep a ra tion 




in can ta tion 


rep u ta tion 




in dig na tion 


res ti tu tion 




in sti tu tion 


res to ra tion 




in sur rec tion 


res ur rec tion 




in ti ma tion 


rev e la tion 




in vi ta tion 


rev o lu tion 


, He 


God loves the poor, 


and, con-se-quent-lv 


loves those who have an af-fec-tion for the poor. 


For, when we love a-ny 


one ver-y much, we 


al-so 


love his friends and sei 


--vants. 


imes 


A char-it-a-ble word 


is all that is some-t 


ne"-ces-sa-ry to con- vert 


an ob-du-rate heart 


In 


like man-ner, one bit-ter word is ca-pa-ble of j 


af-flict-ing a soul, and 


plung-ing it in-to a 


sad- 


ness that may be most 


in-ju-ri-ous. 


j 









THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



113 



SECTION III. 
Words of five and more syllables. 

LESSON I. 



Ac' cept a hie ness 
ac ces sa ri ly 
ad u la to ry 
a er o man cy 
a mi a hie ness 
ar bi tra ri ly 
cen su ra hie ness 
cir cu la to ry 
com fort a hie ness 
com mis sa ri ship 
crim i na to ry 
des pi ca'bk ness 
dil a to ri ly 
dil a to ri ness 
fash ^on a hie ness 
fig u ra tiv<? ly 
ful mi na to ry 
gen tl<? man li ness 
hab er dash e ry 
hab it a hie ness 
het er o dox y 
hos pi ta bl<s ness 



joe' u la to ry 
jus ti fi a Kb 
lacH ry ma to ry 
nieas ur a hie ness 
mon o syl la hie 
nav i ga hie ness 
ne" ces sa ri ly 
ob li ga to ry 
or di na ri ly 
par don a hie ness 
pen e tra tiv# ness 
per emp to ri ly 
vea son a bl# ness 
rev o ca hie ness 
sal u ta ri ness 
sea son a ble ness 
sec ond a ri ly 
sec re ta ry ship 
ser victf a ble ness 
sol i ta ri ly 
tern po ra ri ness 
ter mi na tiv^ ly 



Per-fec-tion can-not be at-tained with-out the 
! great-est toil. 



10* 



114 THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


LESSON II. 


Ab bre' vi a ture 


con sid' er ate ly 


a bora in a bly 


con sol a to ry 


ab sol u to ry 


con stit u en cy 


ac quis i tivd ly 


cor po re al ly 


ad min is tra tivd 


de clar a to ry 


ad ver bi al ly 


de clin a to ry 


af fee tion ate ly 


de lir i ous ness 


a gree a ble ness 


de si ra bid ness 


a nom a Ions ly 


di<? rep u ta bid 


ap pro pri ate ly 


em pir ic al ly 


as sid u <9us ly 


e quiv o cal ly 


bo tan ic al ly 


ex clam a to ry 


ca non ic al ly 


ex em pli fi er 


cir cu it 6>us ly 


ex traor di na ry 


co ag u la tivd 


ex trav a gant ly 


co ag u la tor 


fan tas tic al ly 


com mu ni ca bid 


har mo ni <?us ly 


com mu ni ca tivd 


in com pa ra bid 


com par a tivd ly 


in es ti ma bid 


com pas sion ate ly 


in ex o ra bid 


com pul sa tivd ly 


• in glo ri 6>us ly 


com pul sa to ry 


in hos pi ta bid 


con fed er a cy 


in qui<? i tivd ly 


con firm a to ry 


in sa ti a bid 


con sec u tivd ly 


in suf fer a bid 


con ser va to ry 


in su per a bid 


In giv-ing alms to the poor we must act as 


good min-is-ters of the Prov-i-dence of God. ^ 




' 5 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



115 ! 



LESSON III. 



In tel' li gi" bb 
in tel li gent ly 
in teni per ate ly 
in trin sic al ly 
in vid i 6>us ly 
in vin ci bl<s ness 
in vi o la bl# 
in vol un ta ry 
ir ref ra ga bl<3 
ir rel e vant ly 
ir res o lute ly 
ir rev er ent ly 
la bo ri ous ly 
le vit i cal ly 
mag nif i cent ly 
ma jes tic al ly 
ma te ri al ist 
ma te ri a ted 
me CHan ic al ly 
me die in a bk 
me tliod ic al ly 
nar cot ic al ly 
ob jec tion a bLs 
oc ca sion al ly 
o nei to man cy 
or bic u la ted 



o rac' u lar ly 
par tic i pa tiv$ 
par tic u lar ly 
pe cu li ar ly 
pe cu ni a ry 
per am bu la tor 
po lit ic al ly 
pre ca ri ous ly 
pre cip i tan cy 
pre des ti na tor 
pro ba tion a ry 
pro pi" ti a tor 
pro por tion a bL? 
re cu per a tiv# 
re me di a bb 
re mu ner a tiv^ 
re spec ta bk ness 
ri die u bus ly 
ro man tic al ly 
sig nif i cant ly 
so crat ic al ly 
tern pest u 6>us ly 
un du ti ful ness 
vi ca ri ous ly 
vo cab u la ry 
vo lu min ous ly 



E-ven in tlie midst of the crowd we can be 
jo-ing on to per-fec-tion. 



116 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



LESSON IV. 



Ab o li" tion i^m 
ab o li" tion ist 
ab o ri<7 i nes 
ac ci den tal ly 
ac ri mo ni ems 
af fa bil i ty 
ap o the o sis 
av a ri" ciems ly 
ben e fi" cial ly 
bi o graph ic al 
cab a lis tic al 
car a van sa ry 
cath o lie? i ty 
chris' ti an' i ty 
cir cum nav i gate 
cir cum stan ti ate 
com pli men ta ry 
con tu ma ciems ly 
con tu me li ems 
con va les cen cy 
dem o crat ic al 
dem o ni ac al 
dis a bil i ty 
dis o be di ence 
ef fi ca ciems ly 
e lee trie? i ty 



en ig mat 7 ic al 
en ter tain ing ly 
e qua bil i ty 
flam ma bil i ty 
ge o graph ic al 
ge o met ric al 
her e dit a ment 
hor i zon tal ly 
*hos pi tal i ty 
hyp o CHon dri ac 
il le git i mate 
im ma te ri al 
in con ve ni ence 
in dis crim in ate 
in ex pe di ent 
in for mal i ty 
in sig nif i cant 
in stan ta ne ous 
in ter rup ted ly 
in tro due to ry 
mar tyr ol o gy 
mat ri mo ni al 
mo ment ar i ly 
mul ti fa ri <ms 
op por tu ni ty 
per pen die u lar 



Not ev-e-ry-thing that is good in it-self is 
good for each man in par-tic-u-lar. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 117 


LESSON V. 


Dem o nol' o gj 


na" tion al' i ty 


gen er os i ty 


oc to syl la \Ae 


gul li bil i ty 


or a tor ic al 


hi e rar cm cal 


or a to ri o 


im pro pri e ty 


pan e gyr ic al 


in ar tic u late 


par a bol ic al 


! in ca pa<? i ty 


par a dox ic al 


, in co he rent ly 


par en thet ic al 


in com mo di ous 


par si mo ni 0113 


1 in com pat i h\e 


par ti al i ty 


in con gru i ty 


pat ri mo ni al 


in cor po re al 


per ti na<? i ty 


in cor rup ti h\e -, 


pla ca bil i ty 


in ere du li ty 


pop u lar i ty 


in de fen si big 


pos si bil i ty 


j in dis crim in ate 


pre ter nat u ral 


1 in ef fee tu al 


pri mo gen i tor 


in ex pe ri enc^ 


prob lem at ic al 


j in ge nu i ty 


rec om mend a h\e 


in tel lect u al 


rep re hen si bl<? 


in ter rog a tiv# 


rep re <sent a tiv# 


ir re li" giowB ly 


rev er en tial ly 


! ir re mo va \Ae 


sac ra ment al ly 


\ | ir re <$ist i \>\e 


su per an nu ate 


1 ir re spon si \>\e 


su per cil ious ness 


I iir re tviev a bk 


su per flu i ty 


1 Ir re ver si bl# 


un der stand ing ly 


i in or-der to en-ter Par-a-dise we must be 


| 111 jus-ti-fied and well 


pu-ri-fied. 



118 THE PRACTICAL 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


LESSON VI. 


Ab bre vi a' tion 


choI' e ra mor' bus 


ab bre vi a tor 


cir cum fe ren' tial 


ab ju di ca tion 


cir cum fe ren tor 


ab la" que a tion 


cir cum lo cu tion 


a bom i na tion 


cir cum val la tion 


ac a de mi" cian 


cir cum vo lu tion 


ac eel er a tion 


civ i li <sa tion 


ac cent u a tion 


co ag u la tion 


ac com mo da tion 


col o ni za tion 


j ac cu mu la tion 


com mem o ra tion 


j ad ju di ca tion 


com men su ra tion 


j ad men su ra tion 


com mu ni ca tion 


ad min is tra tion 


con cil i a tion 


ad' min is tra' tor 


con glom er a tion 


ad' min is tra' trix 


de gen er a tion 


al lit er a' tion 


de lib er a tion 


a mal ga ma tion 


de nom in a tion 


an a ca tliar tic 


de nom in a tor 
de nun ci a tion 


an nun ci a tion 


an tic i pa tion 


dn nun ci a tor 


an ti pa tliet ic 


ed i li ca tion 


a poc a lyp tic 


e lim in a tion 


as sim u la tion 


en cy clo pe dist 


as so ci a tion 


e nun ci a tion 


as so ci a tor 


ep i gram mat ic 


cas tram e ta tion 


ex as. per a tion 

1 


"Where there is no 


great mor-ti-fi-ca-tioii 


there is no great sane- 


ti-ty. 


; 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 119 

LESSON VII. 

A bom'' in a bl# ness mag is te' ri al ly 

au thor i ta tiv# ly mer i to ri ous ly 

con cil i a to ry rec om men da to ry 

con grat u la to ry su per an nu a ted 

con sid er a bl<? ness su per nu me ra ry 

de clar a to ri ly an te di lu' vi an 

e jac u la to ry an ti mo nar cm cal 

ex pos tu la to ry ar cm e pis co pal 

in tol er a bk ness ar is to crat ic al 

in vol un ta ri ly dis sat is fac to ry 

un par don a bl# ness et y mo lo<7 ic al 

un prof it a bl# ness fa mil i ar i ty 

un rea son a ble ness gen e a log ic al 

a pos tol' ic al ly gen er al is si mo 

be a tif ic al ly het e ro ge ne mis 

cer e mo ni #us ly his to ri og ra plier 

cir cum am bi ent ly im mu ta bil i ty 

con sen ta ne ous ly in fal li bil i ty 

con tu me li ous ly pe cu li ar i ty 

di a bol ic al ly pre des ti na ri an 

di a met ric al ly su per in ten den cy 

dis o be di ent ly u ni ver sal i ty 

em blem at ic al ly un phil o soph ic al 

in con sid er ate ly an ti trin i ta' ri an 

in con ve ni ent ly com men su ra bil i ty 

in ter rog a to ry ex tra or di na ri ly 

We must have con-fi-dence in God, who is 

what He al-ways has been, and not be dis- 
heartened when things turn out con-tra-ry to 
3 our wish-es. 



120 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



im ma te ri al' i ty in cor rupt i biT i ty 

iro. pen e tra bil i ty in di vis i bil i ty 

in com pat i bil i ty lat i tu di na ri an 

in con sid er a bl<2 ness val e tu di na ri an 



CHAPTEE VIII. 

MISCELLANEOUS LESSONS. 

SECTION I. 

Beasts, hirds, fishes, insects, and reptiles. 





LESSON I. 




Ape 


elk 


inoostf 


stag 


ass 


fox 


mous<3 


wolf 


bat 


goat 


mule 


auk 


b<mr 


liare 


ox 


clape 


bull 


hog 


rat 


coot 


cat 


horstf 


seal 


ctrane 


cow- 


lynx 


sheep 


crow 


deer 


mink 


skunk 


daw 


dog 


mole 


sloth 


dovtf 



We must not be too read-y to trust young 
men who have great de-vo-tion. Let us wait 
un-til their wings have grown, and then see 
what sort of a flight they make. 



The king-dom of God is in peace, and the 
Ho~ly Ghost reigns in the heart of him who is 
at peace. 



THE PKACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 121 


duck 


swan 


snail 


hedge' hog 


goosg 


tern 


trout 


jack al 


grouse 


thrush 


ant 


letfp ard 


gull 


wren 


bee 


li on 


hawk 


carp 


bug 


Ifa ma 


lierii 


clam 


fle# 


mam moth 


J a J 


cod 


fly 


mar ten 


kite 


crab 


roach 


mon key 


lark 


eel 


wasp 


musk rat 


loon 


perch 


frog 


ot ter 


owl 


pike 


snake 


pan ther 


quail 


plaice 


toad 


pole cat 


rail 


prawn 


bad' ger 


rab bit 


rook 


ray 


hea ver 


squir rel 


ruff 


shad 


bi son 


ti aer 


snipe 


shark 


cam el 


wea <?el 


stilt 


shrimp 


civ et 


wood chuck 


stork 


slug 


glut ton 


ze bra 




LESSON II. 




Bar' bet 


cur 


lew 


gra' klg 


boo by 


dart er 


her on 


bunt ing 


dip 


per 


i bis 


bus tard 


di ver 


lap wing 


buz zard 


ea 


%le 


mag pi<? 


con dor 


U 


con 


mal lard 


creep er 


gold finch 


mar tin 


cuck oo 


gos 


hawk 


nod dy 



Let ev-e-ry one stay at home, that is, with 
him-self, and sit in judg-ment on his own ac-+* 
and not go a-broad to in-ves-ti-gate an^ 
cise the ac-tions of oth-ers. 



11 













122 mm 


) PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




os' prey- 


swal' low 


crick' et 




os trich 


tit moustf 


ear wig 




par rot 


ton can 


hor net 




par tridgtf 


tur key 


lo cust 




pe# cock 


turn stone 


spi der 




-pea hen 


vul ture 


ad der 




pen guin 


war bier 


bo a 




pe trel 


wood cock 


drag on 




pliers ant 


wry neck 


liz ard 




pi<7 #on 


gur nard 


tor toise 




plo ver 


her ring 


tur t\e 




puffin 


lam prey 


vi per 




rob in 


lob ster 


bab oon' 




skim mer 


mul let 


ga zelle 




sky lark 


mus sel 


gi vaffe 




spar row 


safrn on 


mar mot 




star ling 


tun ny 


rac coon 






LESSON III 


• 




An' te lope 


cor' mo rant 


fla min' go 




buf fa lo 


gmn ea hen 


bob o 3 link' 




cat a mount 


hum ming bird 


whip' poor will' 




el e phant 


king fish er 


hal' i but 


1 


por cu pine 


man a kin 


mack er el 




al pac' a 


o ri ole 


pick er el 




o pos sum 


pel i can 


scor pi on 




kan ga roo' 


troo pi al 


but ter fly 




al' ba tross 


wood peck er 


grass hop per 




One of the most ex-cel-lent 


means of ob-tain- 




ing per-se-ve-rance is dis-cre 


-tion. We must 




not ex-pect to do ev-e-ry thing at once, or ex- 




pect to be-come saints in four 


days. 


JK 






X 













THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 123 


ka' ty did 


ca mel' o pard ar ma dil' lo 


la dy bug 


CHa me le on sa 


. a man der 


croc o dile rhi : 


noc e ros hippopotamus 




SECTION II. 




Trees, fruits, flowers, 


and other productions of the 
earth. 




LESSON I. 




Ash 
bay 
beech 


peach 

p#ar 

pine 


as' pen 
buck eye 
cher ry 


lau' rel 
lem on 
li lac 


birch 


pink 


chest nut 


lily 


box 


plum 


cit ron 


lin den 


broom 
date 


quince 
reed 


cow slip 
cur rant 


lo cust 
mal lotos 


dock 


rose 


dai sy 


man drake 


elm 


sage 


dog wood 


ma jAe 


fern 


slo<? 


el der 


may star 


fig 


spruce 
thorn 


fen nel 
filbert 


mel on 
myr tl<? 


furze 


vine 


haw thorn 


net tl<? 


grape 
larch 


yew 
al' oe 


ha zel 
hem lock 


night shade 
ol ive 


lime 


aim. ond 


holly 


or sange 


moss al der 
oak ap pb 

The skin of self-L 


ivy 
jas min<? 


pan sj 
plan tain 

1 strong-ly on 


3ve is fast-enec 


| our hearts 


>, and it hurts us to re-move it. 



124 the : 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




LESSON II. 




Pop 7 lar 
pop py 
prim rose 


bir ber ry 
black ber ry 
but ter nut 


pi 7 o ny 
rasjp ber ry 
ro^e ma ry - 


saf fron 


eel an dine 


sas sa fras 


sor rel 


cran ber ry 


straw ber ry 


star wort 


daf fo dil 


sun flow er 


su macH 


hick o ry 


syc a more 


this tie 


hoi ly hock 


vi o let 


tu lip 


hy a cinth 


win ter green 


wal nut 
wil low 


ju ni per 
lav en der 


per sim' on 
pom<? gran ate 


wood bine 


mar i gold 


dan' de li on 


worm wood 


mis tie toe 


hon ey sue klg 


a 7 pri cot 


mul ber ry 


ge ra' ni um 


bar ber ry 


nee ta rin# 


mag no li a 




LESSON III 


■ 


Bafon leek bar' ley 
bean mint bas il 


egg' plant 
srar lie 


beet oats 


buck wheat hore hound 


chives pea 
corn rice 


bur net 
cab bage 


hys sop 
let tuc£ 


cress me 


car rot 


mush room 


dill vje 


cher vil 


mus tard 


flax sqm 
hemp whe 

When a mar 


ish cla ry 
at cot ton 


on ion 
pars ley 

> break down his 


1 knows how tc 


own will, and to de-ny his soul what it de-sires, 


he has pro-ceed-ed far in vir-tue. 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 125 



pars 7 nep ar' ti choke su' gar cane 

pep per car a way po ta' to 

pump kin* eel e ry to bac co 

rad ish CHam o mile to mat o 

rAu barb cu cum berf cau' li flow er 

sal ad goose ber ry as par 7 a gus 

spin age mar jor am co ri an' der 

tur nip oys ter plant pen ny roy al 

car doon' pep per mint el e cam pane' 



SECTION III. 

Names of natural objects, with geographical and 
astronomical terras, and the names of certain 
minerals and precious stones. 

LESSON I. 

Arc lead star ax' is 

bay moon strait clian nel 

cape plaMi sun cir cle 

creek pole tide com et 

globe quartz zinc cop per 

gold salt zone des ert 

gulf sea a? uni lia ven 

hill sound an gle i ronj 

lake sphere arc tic isl and 

What we know of the vir-tues of the saints 
is the least part of them. 



* A corruption of pumpion, and commonly pronounced punkin. 
t Commonly pronounced cowcumber. % hum. 

— 



126 



THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



isth' rnus 
hiouii tain 
na dir 
o cean 
or bit 
plan et 
riv er 
ru by 
s&p iphire 
sil ver 
sol stictf 
sul plmr 
tor rid 



trop' ics 
val ley 
ze nith 
am' e thyst 
con ti nent 
cop per as 
di a mond 
em e raid 
hem i sphere 
lat i tude 
ion gi tude 
min er al 
par al lei 



vit' ri ol 
zo di ac 
ant arc' tic 
e clip tic 
e qua tor 
bo ri zon 
o a sis 

prom' on to ry 
an tip' o des 
di am e ter 
me rid i an 
pen in su la 
arcH i pel' a go 



SECTION IV. 
Some words of disputed Orthography. 

LESSON I. 

The spelling of Walker, generally preferred by English writers. 



Ar' bour 


fa' vour 


par' lour 


ar dour 


fer vour 


ran cour 


ar mour 


fla vour 


ru mour 


can dour 


bar bour 


Sav iour 


clam our 


Aon our. 


sue cour 


col our 


hor rour 


ta bour 


do lour 


Au mour 


ter rour 


er rour 


la bour 


tre mour 



The small-est feel-ing of en-vy for the good 
done by oth-ers, is a sin di-rect-ly op-posed to 
pure and gen-u-ine zeal. 



THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 127 j 


tu' mour 


gov' ern our 


dis Aon' our 


val our 


liar hour age 


en deav our 


vig our 


liar bour less 


fa' vour a h\e 


col' our er 


Aon our er 


fa vour a bly 


col our ing 


Aon our less 


Aon our a h\e 


col our ist 


la hour er 


Aon our a bly 


col our less 


la hour som^ 


en deav' our er 


em per our 


war ri our 


ex te ri our 


fa vour er 


be hav' iour 


in fe ri our 


fa v<9ur ite 


dis col our 


in te ri our 


fa vour less 


dis fa vour 
LESSON II. 


su pe ri our 


The spelling of "Webster, generally adopted in America. 


Ar' bor 


la' bor 


col' or less 


ar dor 


par lor 


em per or 


ar mor 


ran cor 


fa vor er 


can dor 


ru mor 


fa vor \te 


clam or 


Sav 'ior 


fa vor less 


col or 


sue cor 


gov ern or 


do lor 


ta bor 


Ear bor age 


er ror 


ter ror 


liar bor less 


fa vor 


tre mor 


Aon or er 


fer vor 


tu mor 


ton or less 


fla vor 


val or 


la bor er 


liar bor 


vig or 


la bor somtf 


Aon or 


col 7 or er 


war ri or 


lior ror 


col or ing 


be hav' ior 


Au mor 


col or ist 


dis col or 


(VTKTd r\lTT» TlY»CS"f />0 



ion, and our own per-fec-tion, in im-i-ta-tion of 
he Son of God, who be-gan by do-ing good. 



128 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


dis fa' vor 


fa' vor a bly 


ex te' ri or 


dis Aon or 


Aon or a \>\e 


in fe ri or 


en deav or 


Aon or a bly 


in te ri or 


fa vor a bl# 


en deav' or er 

LESSON III. 

nouns. 


su pe ri or 


(A noun is the name 


of any thing that exists, or 
notion.) 


of which we have an}l 


Ag' ate 


cheese' cake 


green' horn 


all spice 


class mate 


green hous^ 


alms houstf 


clothes press 


grid dl<? 


an Me 


das tard 


ham mock 


an vil 


doub let 


hand spike 


ar drives 


dray cart 


hunts man 


ar son 


drum mer 


im post 


astA ma 


en gin# 


im pulstf 


ax \e 


en try 


in com.0 


bant ling 


er rand 


in got 


bar rack 


es senc<? 


in mate 


base ment 


eth ics 


in quest 


bed room 


fat ling 


jack et 


bee hive 


fet lock 


jal ap 


block head 


filch er 


key stone 


breast pin 


fire arms 


kins folk 


bug b<?ar 


Giz zard 


&nap sack 


can to 


glob ule 


knee pan 


car cass 


god child 


ko ran 


cas sock 
The prac-ti( 


gold smith 


lap dog 
ne-ces-sa-ry fo: 


le of pray-er is as 


1 the min-is-ter 


at the al-tar as his arms are to t 


sol-dier. 

i 







THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 129 


lar' board 


off ing 


sys' tern 


lard er 


o gre 


tar Get 


las so 


out let 


tern pest 


leg ate 


pan try 


thim bb 


lirn bo 


parch ment 


toe sin 


linch pin 


pas time 


trench er 


lin tel 


peb hie 


trib ute 


loaf er 


pen anc£ 


trink et 


lunch eon 


pic nic 


trip let 


mad am 


pick thank 


tur ban 


mag net 


pirn pk 


ul cer 


man date 


pin nac£ 


um brage 


man na 


plat form 


um pire 


mat ins 


por vidge 


up roar 


min strel 


pres enc# 


vas sal 


mint age 


quick lime 


vel lum 


min hte 


quick sand 


ves pers 


mit ten 


quo rum 


vest ment 


mole hill 


quo ta 


vie tim 


mor sel 


ras cal 


waf He 


name sake 


rel ic 


whis ker 


na ture 


rud der 


wick et 


nee tar 


sa chem 


wind lass 


nest ling 


sand wich 


young ster 


nine pins 


sculp tor 


zeph yr 


of fal 

j 


spon sor 


ze ro 


Char-i-ty should be pre-ferred to all the 


/ich-es of the 


world ; it is 


in-fi-nite-ly more 


jre-cious than our lives. It was char-i-ty that j 


:ln-duced the Son of God to lead a life of mis- 


-iy and to die 


on a cross. 


It is the vir-tue 


,vhich li-kens us 


most to this : 


re-deem-ing God. 









130 THE 


PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


a bode' 


cham pa^ne' 


of fence' 


a byss 


cock ade 


pla" toon 


ad vice 


de fence 


po lice 


af fair 


de po£ 


pon toon 


af fray 


des sert 


por tent 


al cove 


de vice 


pre tence 


ap plause 


e cW 


pur sm't 


ar cade 


es tate 


ra" tan 


a vails 


e vent 


re morse 


bro cade 


ex cess 


re past 


bro gans 


fi nance 


re proof 


buf foon 


fi nesse 


re sponse 


ca boose 


gran dee 


ro sette 


ca det 


la pel 


sue cess 


ca lash 


man kind 


sus pense 


cam pai^n 


mis hap 


ti rade 


cam phene 


mis rule 


trus tee 


car tel 


mon soon 


tu" reen 


car toon 


mo rass 
LESSON IV. 

ADJECTIVES. 


ven due 


(An adjective is a 


word added to a noun to express its quality.) 


Ac' tive 


ar' gent 


boot' less 


ad verse 


ar rant 


brit tie 


am pie 


art less 


bux om 


a pish 


bash ful 


can did 


ar dent 
Has not Je 


best ial 


car nal 
land-ed us to 


-sus Christ com-n 


im-i-tate his meek-ness a-bove all things? It 


is, there-fore, 


with this vir-tue 


we must ap- 


proach him, and con-duct oth-ers 

i 


i to him. , 









THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 131 


cen' tral 


gas' trie 


mun' dane 


chil ly 
clam my 
clum sj 
com ic 


aid dy 
graph ic 
hap less 
hair brained 


nim hie 
noi soin# 
nor mal 
nox i<9us 


com plex 


hate ful 


o ral 


con stant 


head strong 


o vert 


con trite 


health y 


pal lid 


cost ly 
crook ed 
de cent 


hfl ly 

home spun 
hu man 


par tial 
pas sive 
pec cant 


dingy 


irk som# 


pee vish 


dire ful 


joe und 


pe nal 


dis tant 
dole ful 


kim bo 
lam bent 


pla g^y 
plam tiv# 


dor mant 


learn ed 


pli ant 


dor sal 
due tile 


lep r<9us 
lim ber 


port ly 
pris tin^ 


dusk y 


loaTH somtf 


prol ix 


fa nious 


lov<? lorn 


prop er 


fer tile 


lus trous 


pur blind 


fer vent 


man ful 


ran cid 


fes tal 


mas siv# 


reck less 


fis cal 


mea Ger 


res tiff 


Aim sj 


men tal 


ro bust 


flip pant 
for mal 


mod est 
mon strous 


ro guish , 
scan ty 


ful gent 


mor bid 


scrag Ged 


ful somtf 
He that has 


mu ctfus 


ser vik 
du-ring his life, 


loved the poor 


vill be-hold the 


ap-proach of death with-out fear. 









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132 THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 


shab' by 


sur' ly 


ug' ly 


silk en 


ten sib 


val iant 


silly 


tepid 


vap id 


sin ful 


tes ty 


veng<s ful 


slen der 


thread bare 


wist ful 


slug Gish 


tick lish 


wit ty 


sport ive 
Ab rupt' 


tipsy 


wretch ed 

1 

o paque' 


en tire' 


ab struse 


ex pert 


per vers<? 


ab surd 


ex tinct 


po lite 


a cute 


for lorn 


pre cise 


a kin 


hu mane 


pre pensg 


a lert 


im menstf 


pro fuse 


all wise 


im pure 


re miss 


a lone 


in ert 


re mote 


a verstf 


in firm 


re plete 


a ware 


in nate 


ro tund 


be ni^n 


in sane 


sa line 


ca nine 


in tens^ 


se date 


con cise 


in vers# 


se vere 


con di^n 


jo cose 


sin cere 


de funct 


mo rose 


su perb 


de mure 


ob lique 


su preme 


de void 


ob scene 


ter rene 


de vout 


ob tuse 


trans vers^ 


dis tinct 
We can-n< 


oc cult 


un couth 
ss in true hope, 


)t be guil-ty of ex-ces 


which can nev-er be too great, 


be-cause it isj ar 


found-ed on 


the good-ness of God and the mer-|t 


its of Je-sus 


Christ. 


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PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 133 


un cW 




un like' 


un told' 


un fair 




un ripe 


ur bane 


u nique 




un sound 
LESSON V. 

VERBS. 


ver bose 


(A verb is a 


word which signifies to he, 


to do, or to suffer.) 


. Back' bite 




dal' ly 


loos' en 


baffle 




des tin# 


low er 


ban ish. 




dif fer 


man age 


bick er 




drab h\e 


mar ry ' 


bor row 




dwin die 


mois£ en 


bran dish 




ed it 


mo^ld er 


broi der 




fal ter 


n<9ur ish 


brow beat 




fat ten 


o pen 


bur nish 




frus trate 


pam per 


can eel 




fum bl# 


par ry 


car ry 




gam h\e 


ped die 


clam ber 




gar bl# 


pes ter 


cob bb 




gar g\e 


pil fer 


con quer 




grum bl<s 


pon der 


cov et 




gur gle 


pub lish 


cow er 




har ass 


quick en 


crum bltf 




joggb 


ran ]de 


crum pl# 




kid nap 


ran sack 


cur die 




kin die 


rav el 


( cur ry 




lin Ger 


reck on 


dab h\e 

Zeal for the c< 


loi ter 


ren der 
souls is on-ly an 


:>n-ver-sion of 


}ir-dent char-i- 


■ty, 


an in-flamed de-sire of ma-king 


•;hem ar-rive 


at 


e-ter-nal bliss 


by fi-del-i-ty in 


he ser-vice of God. 





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rus' tie 


swin' dk 


van' quish 


I set tie 


tarn per 


vi brate 


sev er 


tar nish 


wag gle 


shriv el 


tar ry 


wal low 


si ditf 


thick en 


wan der 


sim mer 


tic He 


way lay 


smug gl# 


ti^At en 


wel ter 


snick er 


tin gle 


whee die 


stag aer 


tip iple 


whif fl<? 


stic kb 


tram pl^ 


whim per 


stip pig 


trem bl^ 


whi ten 


strai^At en 


trie tie 


whit tl# 


strength en 


true kltf 


win now 


stut ter 


twin klg 


worry 


swel ter 

i 

i 

A bash' 


va cate 


wrig gle 
con coct' 


a merce' 


a bet 


as pers<s 


con denm 


ab hor 


as sert 


con si^n 


ab solvtf 


as sess 


con strings 


i ab sorb 


bap tize 


con stru<3 


a but 


be calm 


con vergtf 


ac curstf 


be grudge 


con vuls^ 


ad judgtf 


cap size 


de nude 


ad jure 


co erctf 


de pict 


ag gress 


co here 


de prave 


ag grieve 
It would be 


col late 


de range 

( 

3ast in-to the fire 


bet-ter to be < 


with our hands and feet tied, 


than to per-form 


our good ac-tions with the de 


-sign of pleas-ing ( 


men. 




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135 



de scribe' 
dis suade 
em ba?m 
em broil 
en cro&ch 
e" strange 
fore stall 
ig nite 
im butf 
im niergtf 
im merstf 
in duct 
in dulg£ 
in fringe 
ma ra^d 



misjudge 
out run 
out wafk 
out w#ar 
out weigh 
out wit 
per suade 
pro mulg£ 
pro nounctf 
pro vogue 
re scind 
re sign 
re spire 
se crete 
sub merg<? 



sub orn' 
sub serv<? 
sub tract 
sub vert 
sue cumb 
tran scribe 
trans fuse 
trans gress 
trans pire 
trans ude 
un hinge 
un nerve 
un ti^ 
vouch safe 
with draw 



Char-i-ty is a love su-pe-ri-or to the sens-es, 
and to rea-son it-self, by which we love men, 
our breth-ren, for the same mo-tives that Je-sus 
Christ had in lov-ing them ; that is, to sanc-ti-fy 
them in this world, and to pro-cure them e-ter- 
nal bliss in the next. 



One of the great-est e-vils that can af-flict a 
com-mu-ni-ty, is a mem-ber who will mur-mur 
at ev-e-ry thing, corn-plain at ev-e-ry thing, and 
con-tra-dict ev-e-ry thing. 



When we give up a good work God a-ban- 
dons us, and rais-es up oth-er per-sons to do the 
good which he at first wished to do by our 
means. 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



CHAPTEE IX. 

EXERCISES FOR THE MEMORY. 

SECTION I. 

Words alike in sound, out unlike in spelling and in 

sense. 



Ail, 

to pain, to trouble, 
to feel pain. 

ale, 

a malt liquor. 

air, 

the element that sur- 
rounds the earth. 

ere, 

before. 

Aeir, 

one who inherits. 

ate, 

did eat. 

ait, 

a small island in a 
river. 

ei^At, 

twice four ; a figure. 

bail, 

surety. 

bale, 

a pack of goods; 
misery. 



LESSON I. 

bait, 

a temptation. 

bate, 

strife ; to lessen. 

baize, 

coarse open cloth 
stuff. 

ba^s, 

an honorary crown. 

bare, 

naked, poor ; to strip. 

b^ar, 

an animal ; to carry ; 
to suffer. 

bay, 

an opening into the 
land ; a colour ; to 
bark at. 

bey, 

a Turkish governor. 

be, 

to exist. 

bee, 

an insect. 



beer, 

a malt liquor. 

bier, 

a carriage for the 
dead. 

be^ch, 

the shore ; strand. 

beech, 

a tree. 

be#t, 

to strike ; to over- 
come. 

beet, 

the name of a plant. 

bow, 

an instrument to 
shoot with. 

beau, 

a man of dress ; a 
gallant. 

bi^At, 

the circumference of 
a coil of rope. 



Con-de-scen-sion in e-vil, or dan-ger-ous mat- 
ters, is not a vir-tue ; it is a weak-ness and a 
dis-or-der. 



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137 



bite, 

to seize with the 
teeth. 

blew, 

did blow. 
bhl£, 

a colour. 

bloat, 

to swell ; to puff up. 

blote, 

to dry by smoke. 

bore, 

to make a hole ; the 
size of a hole ; to 
annoy ; a tiresome 
person. 

boar, 

:he male of swine. 

bole, 

;he body of a trunk 
of a tree ; a kind 
of earth. 

boll, 

i round stalk or 
stem. 

bowl, 

i vessel ; to roll. 

brake, 

i thicket of bram- 
bles ; an instru- 
ment for dressing 
hemp. 

br<?ak, 

o part by violence ; 
to fail. 



near; through. 

huj, 

to purchase. 

cede, 

to yield ; to give up. 

seed, 

principle of produc- 
tion. 

ce^l, 

to cover the inner 
roof of a building. 

seal, 

the sea-calf; a stamp. 

seel, 

to close the eyes. 

cere, 

to wax. 

sear, 

dry; no longer green ; 
to burn. 

seer, 

one who foretells. 

chaste, 

pure ; undefiled. 

chased, 

pursued; engraved. 

cite, 

to summon ; to quote. 

si^At, 

perception by the 
eye. 



site, 

situation. 

clime, 

climate ; region. 

clim5, 

to ascend. 

cane, 

a walking-stick. 

Cain, 

the first murderer. 

coarse, 

rude ; rough ; not 
fine. 

course, 

order; direction. 

core, 

the heart ; the inner 
part of any thing. 

corps, 

a body of soldiers. 

coat, 

a garment ; a cover- 
ing ; to cover. 

cote, 

a fold ; to leave be- 
hind. 

day, 

a portion of time. 

dey, 

the supreme gover- 
nor of Algiers. 

dear, 

beloved ; of a high 
price. 



He who de-sires to sub-mit hini-self to God 
i all things, may be cer-tain that ev-e-ry thing 
T hich men can do or say a-gainst him, will turn 
lit al-ways to his ad-van-tage. 

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deer, 

an animal. 

dew, 

moisture. 

du<2, 

owing; custom; right. 

di#, 

to cease to live, 
a colour ; to colour. 

do£, 

a female deer. 

dough, 

bread unbaked. 

fain, 

gladly. 

fane, 

a temple. 

fei^n, 

to pretend. 

faint, 

weak; languid. 

feint, 

a false show. 

fair, 

clear ; handsome ; 
honest. 

fare, 

price of passage ; 
food. 

feat, 

act; deed; action. 

feet, 

the plural of foot. 



flea, 

an insect. 

flee, 

to run. 

flew, 

did fly. 

flutf, 

a passage for smoke. 

fore, 

before. 

ftmr, 

twice two ; a figure. 

forth, 

forward; abroad. 

fourth, 

the ordinal of four ; 
the first after the 
third. 

frays, 

quarrels. 

phrase, 

an idiom ; style. 

freeze, 

to congeal. 

frieze, 

a coarse, warm cloth. 

gage, 

a pledge; a pawn; 
a fruit; to wager. 

ga^ge, 

a measure ; a stand- 
ard ; to measure. 



gait, 

manner and air of 
walking. 

gate, 

a way; a 
a road. 

glair, 

the white of an egg. 

glare, 

overpowering lustre; 
to shine so as to 
dazzle the eyes. 

groan, 

an expression of pain. 

grown, 

advanced in growth. 

hai], 

frozen rain ; a salu- 
tation. 

hale, 

sound ; healthy 
whole. 

hair, 

a tegument of the ! 
head or body. 

hare, 

an animal. 

hay, 

dried grass. 

an expression of joy, 
or mutual exhor- 
tation. 

heal, 

to cure. 



The spir-it of Je-sus Christ is one of up-right J 
ness and sin-cer-i-ty. He that is called to glo- 
ri-fy this lov-ing God, ought to act ac-cord-ing 
to his spir-it. 



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139 



heel, 

part of the foot. 

hear, 

to perceive by the 
ear ■ to listen ; to 
hearken to. 

here, 

in this place. 

hew, 

to cut. 

hu<2, 

colour ; clamour. 
to hasten. 

high, 

elevated; lofty. 

hoard, 

\ secret store ; to lay 
up treasure in se- 
cret. 

horde, 

a tribe ; a migratory 
crew of people. 

hotf, 

i farming tool; to 
cut or dig with a 
hoe. 



ho, 

a call; an exclama- 
tion. 

hole, 

a cavity ; a perfora- 
tion ; a rent. 

whole, 

all; total. 

I, 

myself. 

eye, 

the organ of sight. 

isle, 

land surrounded by 
water. 

aisle, 

a walk in a church. 

key, 

an instrument used 
in locking and un- 
locking. 

quay, 

a mole or wharf. 

yfcnave, 

a dishonest person. 



nave, 

the centre of a 
wheel ; the middle 
part of a church. 

jfcnead, 

to beat or mingle any 
stuff or substance. 

need, 

want; necessity; to 
want. 

/kneel, 

to bend the knee. 

neal, 

to temper by heat. 

&new, 

did know. 

new, 

fresh ; recent ; not 
old. ^ 

Jcnight, 

a title. 

ni^At, 

the time of darkness. 

&now, 

to understand. 

no, 

a word of denial; 
not any ; none. 



Fam-i-lies, as well as in-di-vid-u-als, should 
)ok up-on it as a mis-for-tune to be al-ways 
ran-quil, to see ev-e-ry thing suc-ceed-ing to 
heir wish-es, and to have noth-ing to suf-fer for 
ae love of God. 



The most glo-ri-ous and de-si-ra-ble death, is 
lat which sur-pri-ses us with arms in our hands 
>r the ser-vice of the Lord. 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



Lade, 

to load; to draw 
water. 

laid, 

placed. 

lam, 

did lie. 

lane, 

a narrow passage. 

lea, 

an extensive plain. 

lee, 

side opposite to the 
wind ; to lie. 

leaf, 

part of a plant, flow- 
er, or book. 

Kef, 

willingly. 

leak, 

to run out. 

leek, 

a plant. 

leach, 

to drain water 
through ashes. 

leech, 

a small water ser- 
pent ; a physician. 

litf, 

a falsehood. 

water drained 
through ashes. 



LESSON II. 
loan, 

a thing lent ; to lend. 

lone, 

single; solitary. 

lo, 

look ; see ; behold. » 

low, 

humble ; not high ; 
mean. 

made, 

finished. 

maid, 

an unmarried wom- 
an. 

. mail, 

a bag for letters ; a 
conveyance for 
letters; armour. 

male, 

the he of any species. 

main, 

chief; the ocean. 

mane, 

the long hah on the 
neck of a horse or 
any other animal. 

maize, 

Indian corn. 

maz<e, 

a labyrinth; to be- 
wilder. 

mead, 

a meadow; a kind 
of drink. 



meed, 

reward; recompense. 

mean, 

low ; middle ; to 
have in the mind. 

mien, 

air; look; manner. 

meat, 

flesh for food. 

meet, 

to come together. 

mete, 

to measure. 

mewl, 

to cry like a child. 

mule, 

a mongrel animal. 

mews, 

cages. 

muse, 

deep thought ; to 
ponder. 



might. 



power; strength. 

mite, 

an insect ; any thing 
proverbially small. 

moan, 

lamentation ; to 
grieve. 

mown, 

cut down. 



The darts of en-vy and de-trac-tion can pierc 
the heart of our neigh-bour, on-ly af-ter the; 
have pierced that of Je-sus Christ. 



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141 



moat, 

a ditch for defence. 

mote, 

a small particle of 
matter. 

nay, 

no. 

nei^A, 

the voice of a horse. 

OOT, 
a thing to row with. 

o'er, 



ore, 

metal unrefined. 

oh, 

an exclamation of 
pain, sorrow, or 
surprise. 

owe, 

, to be indebted. 

pail, 

a wooden vessel. 

pale, 

wanting colour; an 
enclosure. 

pain, 

distress ; penalty. 

pane, 

a square of glass. 

pair, 

i couple ; a brace ; 
to couple. 

pare, 

.o cut off or cut down. 



p<?ar, 

a fruit. 

peace, 

rest ; quiet ; content ; 
silence. 

piece, 

a part. 



peak, 



the top of a hill ; a 
point. 

pique, 

ill-will ; offence. 

peal, 

a succession of loud 
sounds, as of bells, 
thunder, or can- 
non. 

peel, 

the rind ; to take off 
the rind. 

peer, 

a nobleman ; an 
equal ; to peep. 

pier, 

the support of an 
arch; a mole, or 
wharf. 

place, 

situation. 

plaice, 

a fish. 

plain, 

smooth ; level ; flat ; 
to make level. 



plane, 

a carpenter's tool; 
to make smooth. 

plait, 

a fold ; to fold. 

plate, 

a piece of metal ; a 
broad shallow 
vessel 

pleas, 

pleadings. 

please, 

to delight; to sat- 
isfy. 

pole, 

a long staff; a rod 
or perch. 

poll, 

the back part of the 
head; a list of per- 
sons ; election. 

pore, 

passage of perspira- 
tion; to examine 
with care. 

po^r, 

to emit ; to give vent 
to ; to let out ; to 
stream. 

port, 

a harbour ; a kind of 
wine. 

Porte, 

the Ottoman court. 

pra^ 

to beseech. 



God be-stows more con-sid-er-a-tion on the 
u-ri-ty of in-ten-tion with which our ac-tions 
re per-formed, than on the ac-tions them-selves. 



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THE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 



prey, 

spoil ; booty. 

quean, 

a worthless woman. 

queen, 

a female sovereign ; 
the wife of a kiog. 

quire, 

part of a church; 
twenty-four sheets 
of paper. 

CHoir, 

a body of singers. 

ram, 

water from the 
clouds. 

rei^n, 

royal authority; to 
enjoy or exercise 
sovereign author- 

ity. m 
rem, 

part of a bridle ; to 
govern by a bri- 
dle ; to restrain. 

ra^e, 

to lift ; to set up. 

raze, 

to overthrow; toruin. 

read, 

to peruse. 

reed, 

a hollow knotted 
stalk ; part of a 
loom. 



reek, 

smoke ; steam ; to 
smoke; to steam. 

wreak, 

to inflict. 

rAyme, 

an harmonical suc- 
cession of sounds ; 
poetry. 

rime, 

hoar or white frost. 

right, 

not wrong ; justice ; 
to do justice. 

rite, 

an act of religion. 

wri^At, 

a workman ; an arti- 
ficer. 

write, 

to form letters with 
a pen. 

road, 

a highway. 

rode, 

did ride. 

ro<2, 

a species of deer. 

row, 

rank or file ; a num- 
ber of things in a 
line ; to propel by 
oars. 



rote, 

words uttered by 
memory without 
meaning. 

wrote, 

did write. 

a kind of grain. 

wry, 

crooked ; distorted. 

sa^'l, 

the sheet that 
catches the wind 
by which a vessel 
is moved on the 
water ; to move 
on water. 

sale, 

act of selling. 

scene, 

an exhibition ; a dis- 
play; part of a 
play. 

seen, 

perceived; beheld. 

seme, 

a fishing net. 

sea, 

a large body of 
water. 

see, 

to perceive by the 
eye. 



When God de-prives a-ny one of his bod-i-ly 
strength, He gives him to un-der-stand that He 
has cho-sen oth-er in-stru-ments for the ex-e-cu- 
tion of his de-signs. 



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143 



seam, 

two edges joined to- 
gether by sewing ; 
to join together 
by sewing. 

seem, 

to appear. 

sea,?, 

the plural of sea. 

se^ze, 

to take hold of; to 
gripe ; to grasp. 

so. 

in like manner. 

sew, 

to join by thread 
drawn with a 
needle. 

SOW, 

to scatter seed. 

soar, 

to mount up. 

sore, 

a wound ; an ulcer ; 
painful. 

shone, 

did. shine. 

shown, 

exhibited. 

shear, 

to cut with shears or 
a sickle. 

sheer, 

pure ; clear ; un- 



mingled; to steal 
away ; to deviate 
from a course. 

shire, 

a county. 

size, 

bulk ; bigness. 

sice, 

the number of six 
at dice. 

a token ; a mark. 

sine, 

a geometrical line. 

slay, 

to kill. 

sleigh, 

a vehicle on runners 
used in the winter. 

sley, 

a weaver's reed ; to 
separate. 

sleave, 

to separate into 
threads. 

sleeve, 

that part of a gar- 
ment which covers 
the arm. 

sleight, 

dexterity ; a trick. 

sli^At, 

small ; worthless ; 



neglect; contempt; 
to neglect. 

slew, 

did slay. 

slutf, 

to turn about its 
axis. 

slo<2, 

the fruit of the black 
thorn ; a small, 
wild plum. 

slow, 

not swift ; not quick ; 
dull. 

sole, 

the bottom of the 
foot or shoe ; 
single ; only. 

SOwl, 

the immortal part 
of man. 

sta^r, 

a step for ascending 
or descending. 

stare, 

to gaze earnestly or 
boldly ; a fixed 
look. 

stake, 

a small post ; a 
wager ; to wager. 

steak, 

a slice of flesh 
broiled or fried ; 
a collop. 



To dwell in a house where fra-ter-nal char-i- 
ty reigns, is to live in heav-en, for there is noth- 
ing more de-si-ra-ble, or more de-light-ful, than 
to live with those whom you love, and by whom 
7ou are loved in re-turn. 



JIM 



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steal, 

to take without lib- 
erty ; to withdraw 
without notice. 

steel, 

iron purified and 
hardened. 

stile, 

steps over a fence. 

style, 

manner of writing ; 
title. 

straight, 

not crooked ; right ; 
immediately. 

strait, 

narrow ; close ; dif- 
ficult ; distress. 

tail, 

the end. 

tale, 

a story. 

tare, 

a weed that grows 
among corn ; al- 
lowance in weight. 

tear, 

to pull to pieces ; to 
rend ; to rave. 

team, 

two or more horses 
or oxen drawing 
the same vehicle. 

teem, 

to bring forth. 



tear, 

water from the eye. 

tier, 

a row ; a rank. 

THe, 
the definite article. 

THee, 

the objective singu- 
lar of thou. 

throe, 

extreme pain; the 
mortal struggle. 

throw, 

to fling ; to cast ; to 
hurl. 

throne, 

a royal seat ; the 
seat of a bishop. 

thrown, 

flung; cast; hurled. 

tide, 

ebb and flow of the 
sea. 

titfd, 
bound ; fastened. 

tO£, 
part of the foot. 

tow, 

the coarse part of 
flax or hemp; to 
draw. 

told, 

related ; said ; did 
tell. 



tokd, 

trained ; drawn by 
degrees ; decoyed. 

tole, 

to allure ; to train. 

toll, 

a certain sound of a 
bell ; a tax. 

tray, 

a trough ; a shallow 
vessel. 

trey, 

the three at cards or 
dice. 

vale, 

a valley. 

veil, 

a covering; a dis- 
guise ; to cover. 

vain, 

conceited ; empty ; 
unreal. 

vane, 

a weathercock. 

vein, 

a blood vessel. 

vice, 

a fault ; an offence ; 
wickedness. 

vise, 

an instrument for 
holding things 
firmly. 



Rep-u-ta-tion is but an empt-y bub-ble when 
it is not found-ed on truth ; and when estab- 
lished on this ba-sis it has noth-ing to fear. 



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wade, 

to walk in water. 

weighed, 

examined by scales. 

wail, 

to lament. 

wale, 

a rising part in the 
surface of cloth. 

wain, 

a wagon. 

w T ane, 

to grow less ; a de- 
crease. 

waist, 

the part of the body 
below the ribs. 

waste, 

desolate ; to spend. 

wait, 

to stay ; to attend. 



Ant, 

in insect. 

a?mt, 

i parent's sister, or 
an uncle's wife. 

arc, 

i part of a circle. 

ark, 

\ vessel to swim up- 



wei^At, 

quantity measured 
by the balance ; 
heaviness. 

waive, 

to put off ; to quit ; 
to relinquish. 

wave, 

a moving swell of 
water. 

ware, 

something to be sold; 
cautious : wary. 

we^ar, 

to waste with use or 
time. 

way, 

road ; passage ; 
means; manner. 

wei^, 

to examine by the 
balance. 

LESSON III. 

on the water; a 
chest, a coffer, or 
bia 

barb, 

any thing that grows 
in place of a beard. 

barbtf, 

leather armour for 
horses ; to fire 
over the parapet. 



weak, 

feeble ; infirm. 

week, 

seven days. 

weal, 

happiness ; prosper- 

weel, 

a whirlpool ; a snare 
for fish. 

wean, 

to detach ; to alien- 
ate. 



ween 



to think ; to imagine; 
to fancy. 

wheal, 

a pustule. 

wheel, 

a circular body. 



draft, 

to draw ; to select. 

draught, 

the act of drinking; 
sketch ; outline ; 
delineation. 

hart, 

a male deer. 



Hum-ble souls are calm un-der con-tra-dic- 
ion ; they suf-fer cal-um-ny with pa-tience. If 
iiey are de-spised, or neg-lect-ed, or for-got-ten, 
ley con-sid-er that they are treat-ed as they 
e-serve. If they are o-ver-pow-ered by du-ty, 
ley per-form it with pleas-ure. 

HZ 



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h<?art, 

the seat of life. 

all, 

the whole. 

awl, 

a shoemaker's in- 
strument to pierce 
holes. 

aught, 

any thing. 

ought, 

owed ; had a right 
to ; to be fit. 

auZn, 

a French ell. 



awn 



the beard of corn or 
grass. 

ball, 

a round substance. 

bawl, 

to cry aloud. 

braul, 

an Indian cloth with 
blue and white 
stripes. 

brawl, 

a quarrel. 

ca/k, 

to stop the seams of 
a vessel. 

cauk, 

a kind of spar. 



call, 

to name ; to sum- 
mon; vocation. 

caul, 

a small net ; a mem- 
brane. 

cord, 

a small rope. 

CHord, 

the string of a mu- 
sical instrument. 

cauf, 

a box to keep fish 
alive in the water. 

CO^gll, 
a convulsion of the 
lungs. 

clause, 

a sentence ; part of 
a sentence. 

claw#, 

the foot of a beast 
or bird, armed 
with sharp nails. 

faun, 

a sort of heathen 
deity of the 

woods. 

fawn, 

a young deer ; to 
flatter. 

hall, 

a court of justice ; 
an entrance to a 
house. 



haul, 

to draw with force. 

haugh, 

a little meadow. 

haw, 

the berry and seed 
of the hawthorn. 

pall, 

a cloak of state ; the 
mantle of an arch- 
bishop; covering 
for the dead. 

pawl, 

a short bar. 

pause, 

a stop ; to stop ; to j 
cease. 

paws, 

the feet of beasts. 

wall, 

a brick or stone 
fence ; the side of 
a building ; forti- 
fication. 

waul, 

to cry as a cat. 

ab, 

the name of a Jew- 
ish month. 

abb, 

the yarn on a weav- 
er's warp. 

bin, 

a box ; a chest. 



Un-der-ta-kings which are be-gun in the sim 
pie and or-di-na-ry ways, are more fa-voured bj 
God, than those in which we use ex-traor-dis 
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been, 

participle of be. 

bell, 

a cast metal sound- 
ing vessel. 

belte, 

a gay young lady. 

berth, 

a place to sleep in 
on board of a ves- 
sel. 

birth, 

the act of coming in- 
to life ; extraction. 

bread, 

I food made of ground 
corn ; fopd in gen- 
eral. 

bred, 

produced ; occa- 
sioned ; brought 
up. 

bur, 

the rough head of a 
plant. 

burr, 

;he lobe of the ear. 

but, 

ixcept; unless; with- 
out ; no more than. 

butt, 

he object of aim ; a 
large barrel ; to 
strike with the 
head. 



cell, 

a small room in a 
religious house, or 
a prison. 

sell, 

to dispose of. 

cens<?, 

public rate ; to per- 
fume. 

senstf, 

faculty of perceiv- 
ing. 

cent, 

a copper coin ; a 
hundred. 

s<?ent, 

the power of smell- 
ing ; smell ; to 
perfume. 

sent, 

the participle pas- 
sive'of send. 



chuff. 



blunt 



a coarse, 
clown. 

chough, 

a kind of bird. 

dam, 

the mother of beasts; 
a mole or bank to 
confine water ; to 
confine. 

dam^, 

to condemn. 



dun, 

a colour ; to claim a 
debt. 

don<?, 

finished. 

dust, 

fine particles of 
earth; to free from 
dust. 

dost, 

the second person of 
do. 

fur, 

fine soft hair. 

fir, 

a kind of tree. 

gest, 

a deed ; an action. 

jest, 

a joke ; to divert by 
words or actions. 

gzald, 

a society ; a corpo- 
ration ; a frater- 
nity. 

gild, 

to overlay with gold. 

guilt, 

a crime ; an offence. 

gilt, . 

overlaid with gold. 
a visitor. 



When the max-ims of hu-man rea-son are fol- 

I )wed in-stead of those of faith, lit-tle prog-ress 

■ill made in vir-tue, and lit-tle suc-cess is ob-tained 

1 mat-ters where the glo-ry of God is con-cerned. 



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g^ess^d, 

conjectured. 

him, 

objective case of he. 

hynm, 

a sacred song, 
joint of the thigh. 

hyp, 

to make melancholy. 

. in '. 

within ; into. 

inn, 

a tavern. 

jam, 

a conserve of fruits ; 
to press closely. 

jam J, 

the post of a door. 

kill, 

to slay. 

kil^, 

an oven or stove to 
bake bricks, burn 
lime, and dry 
malt. 

&nag, 

a hard knot in wood. 

nag, 

a small horse. 

&nap, 

a protuberance ; to 
bite; to make a 
sharp sound. 



nap, 

a short sleep ; down. 

&nit, 

to weave with nee- 
dles. 

nit, 

the egg of an insect, 
or of vermin. 

le$d, 

a soft, heavy metal. 

led, 

did lead. 

limi, 

an arm ; a leg ; a 
member ; a bough. 

liirm, 

to draw ; to paint. 

links, 

parts of a chain. 

lynx, 

an animal. 

mist, . 

a low, thin cloud; 
a small, thin rain. 

missed, 

to fail ; to mistake. 

plum, 

a fruit. 

plumJ, 

a plummet ; perpen- 
dicular ; to sound. 

rack, 

an engine of torture ; 
to torture. 



wrack, 

ruin ; destruction ; 
sea-weed. 

rap, 

a quick, smart blow ; 
to knock. 

wrap, 

to roll together ; to 
fold around. 

re^d, 

perused. 

red, 

a colour. 

rest, 

sleep; repOse; peace; 
a pause ; others ; 
to cease from la- 
bour. 

wrest, 

to distort ; to writhe ; 
to twist ; distor- 
tion. 

ring, 

a circle ; to sound. 

wring, 

to twist. 

ruff, 

a plaited or puck- 
ered article for 
the neck. 

r#ugh, 

not smooth; rugged; 
rude. 

rung, 

did ring. 



We should con-sid-er but God a-lone in all 
men, and we should hon-our His di-vine perfec- 
tions in them ; this thought will fill our hearts 
with love and re-spect for all our breth-ren. 



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^rung, 

twisted. 

sink, 

to go down ; fall ; 
decline ; a drain. 

cinque, 

five. 

sun, 

the orb of light and 
heat. 

son, 

a male child. 

tax, 

a rate. 

tacks, 

small nails. 

cot, 

a small house ; a 
cottage. 

cott, 

a small bed ; a ham- 
mock. 

&not, 

a tie ; a bunch ; to 
tie ; to entangle. 



A' bel, 

a man's name. 

a bk, 

having power suf- 
ficient ; fit ; prop- 
er. 

a cr#, 

a certain quantity 
of land. 



not, 

a word of negation 
or refusal. 

shock, 

conflict; concussion; 
to shake by vio- 
lence. 

showgh, 

a species of shaggy 
dog. 

to, 

unto; toward. 

too, 

likewise ; also ; over 
and above. 

two, 

twice one ; a couple. 

wood, 

a collection of trees ; 
the substance of 
trees ; timber. 

would, 

the preterit of will. 

won, 

did win. 

LESSON IV. 

a' cHor, 

a disease. 

bait ing, 

feeding on a jour- 
ney. 

ba ting, 

abating ; except. 

ce^l ing, 

the inner roof. 



one, 

the number less than 
two ; single. 

their, 

belonging to them. 

there, 

in that place. 

hough, 

an arm or large 
shoot of a tree. 

bow, 

an act of reverence 
or submission; to 
bend. 

foul, 

not clean ; filthy ; 
impure. 

fowl, 

a winged animal ; a 
bird. 

our, 

belonging to us. 

7iour, 

sixty minutes. 



seal' ing, 

affixing a seal. 

crew -el, 

a ball of worsted. 

cru el, 

inhuman ; hard- 
hearted. 

gra ter, 

a kind of coarse file. 



When God be-gins to pour out His bless-ings 
>n a crea-ture, He nev-er stops un-til it ren-ders 
t-self un-wor-thy of His fa-vours. 



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gr^at' er, 

larger; higher ; more 
important. 

mi ner, 

one who works in 
mines. 

mi nor, 

one under age ; pet- 
ty ; less ; smaller. 

1M C6>US, 
slimy ; viscous. 

mu cus, 

any viscous matter. 

pri er, 

one who pries. 

pri or, 

former ; going be- 
fore ; head of a 
convent of monks. 

rai? ing, 

lifting. 

ra zing, 

destroying ; over- 
throwing. 

TSiis er, 

one who lifts or 
raises. 

ra zor, 

an instrument to 
shave with. 

sa ver, 

one who saves. 

sa vour, 

scent; taste. 



se^n' ior, 

a lord. 

sen ior, 

one older in age. 

sbrsiight en, 

to make straight. 

strait en, 

to make narrow or 
tight ; to distress. 

treat ie$, 

negotiations. 

treat ise, 

a written discourse. 

vi al, 

a small bottle. 

vi ol, 

a musical instru- 
ment. 

weak ly, 

infirm. 

week ly, 

once a week. 

cast er, 

one who throws ; one 
who models. 

cas tor, 

a beaver. 

mar shal, 

an officer of arms; 
one who regulates 
rank or order ; to 
arrange. 

mar tial, 

warlike. 



al' tar, 

a place for sacrifice, 
or offerings. 

al ter, 

to change ; to vary. 

au Ger, 

an instrument to 
bore with. 

au gur, 

a soothsayer ; to 
guess; to conjec- 
ture. 

an ker, 

a liquid measure. 

an CHor, 

an iron to hold a 
ship ; to cast an- 
chor. 

ber ry, 

a small fruit. 

bur y, 

to inter ; conceal ; 
hide. 

bet ter, 

the comparative of 
good; to improve. 

bet tor, 

one that lays bets. 

bur row, 

a rabbit hole ; to 
mine as rabbits. 

bor ough, 

a corporation town. 



A man of pray-er is ca-pa-ble of ev-e-ry 
thing. He may con-fi-dent-ly say with the 
a-pos-tle, — " I can do ev-e-ry thing in Him who 
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can' non, 

a large gun. 

can on, 

a rule, a law. 

can vas, 

a coarse cloth. 

can vass, 

to examine. 

eel lar, 

a room under ground. 

sell er, 

one who sells. 

cens er, 

the vessel in which 
incense is burned. 

cen sor, 

a Roman magistrate; 
a reformer. 

ces sion, 

resignation ; the aci# 
of yielding. 

ses sion, 

the act of sitting. 

cou-s in, 

a relation. 

coz en, 

to cheat. 

cud dk, 

to lie close ; to squat. 

cud \e, 

a small sea-fish. 

cyg net, 

a voung swan. 



sig' net, 

a seal. 

cym bal, 

a musical instru- 
ment. 

sym bol, 

an emblem ; a type. 

gal ley, 

a vessel impelled by 
oars. 

g al ly, 

a printer's frame, up- 
on which types 
from the com- 
posing-stick are 
placed. 

guild er, 

a Dutch coin. 

gilcl er, 

one who gilds. 

gns ly, 

dreadful ; hideous. 

griz zly, 

a mixture of white 
and black. 

less en, p eS s. 

to diminish ; to grow 

les son, 

a task to learn or to 
read. 

lev ee, 

the time of rising; 
concourse of vis- 
itors at court ; a 
bank or causeway. 



lev' y, 

to raise men or 
money ; to collect. 

man ner, 

form ; method ; hab- 
it; mien. 

man or, 

a lord's estate or 
jurisdiction. 

pan el, 

a jury roll. 

pan nel, 

a kind of rustic sad- 
dle. 

pen cil, 

a tool for drawing 
and writing ; to 
paint. 

pen sib, 

hanging. 

trav ail, 

toil ; fatigue ; labour. 

trav el, 

to journey. 

weath er, 

state of the air; to 
pass with difficulty. 

weth er, 

a sheep. 

col lar, 

something for the 
neck. 

choI er, 

anger; bile. 



Con-forni-i-ty to the will of God, is the 
su-rest and al-so the most ea-sy means of 
•ob-tain-ing a great treas-ure of gra-ces in 
this life. 



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J9sar ter, 



a book of psalms; 
a form of devo- 
tion. 



salt er 



one who salts, 
sells salt. 

prof it, 

gain ; advantage ; 
benefit. 



to 



propli et, 

one who foretells. 



<?Aam pa^ne', 

a kind of wine. 

cham pa^n, 

a flat, open coun- 
try. 

clis creet, 

prudent ; cautious. 

clis crete, 

distinct ; * disjunc- 
tive. 

un lade, 

to unload. 



un laid', 

not placed ; not pa- 
cified. 

as cent, 

rise ; act of rising. 

as sent, 

act of agreeing ; to 
yield. 

con cent, 

concert of voices. 

con sent, 

agreement ; to agree 
to. 



SECTION II. 

Abbreviations used in writing qgid printing . 



A. Answer. 

A. A. S. Fellow of 
the American 
Academy. 

A. B. or B. A. Ba- 
chelor of Arts. 

Abp. Archbishop. 

Acct. Account. 

A. D. In the year 
of our Lord. 

Adm. Administra- 
tor. 

Ala. Alabama. 

A. M. Master of 
Arts. Before noon. 
In the year of the 
world. 

Apr. April. 

Ark. Arkansas. 

Atty. Attorney. 

A. U. C. In the year 
of Rome. 



LESSON I. 

Aug. August. 

Bart. Baronet. 

B.C. Before Christ. 

B. D. Bachelor of 
Divinity. 

B. M. Bachelor of 
Medicine. 

B. V. Blessed Vir- 
gin. 

C A hundred. 

Ca. or Cal. Califor- 
nia. 

Capt. Captain. 

Chas. Charles. 

Chap. Chapter. 

Co. Company, or 
County. 

Col. Colonel, or 
Collector. 

Coll. College. 

Com. Commodore, 
or Commissioner. 



Con. Congress. 

Conn, or Ct. Con- 
necticut. 

Const. Constable. 

C.P. Common Pleas. 

Cr. Credit, or Cre- 
ditor. 

Cts. Cents. 

Cwt. A hundred 
weight. 

D. C. District of 
Columbia. 

D. D. Doctor of 
Divinity. 

Dea. Deacon. 

Dec. December. 

Deg. Degree. 

Del. Delaware. 

Dept. Deputy. 

Do., or Ditto. The 
same. [or. 

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E. East. 
Ed. Edition. 

e. g. For example. 
Eng. England, or 

English. 
Ep. Epistle. 
Esq. Esquire. 
Etc. or &c. And so 

forth. 
Ex. Example. 
Exr. Executor. 

F. A. S. Fellow of 
the Antiquarian 
Society. 

Feb. February. 

Fig. Figure. 

Fl. Florida. 

Fol. Folio. 

Fr, France, or 

French. » 
Frs. Francis. 
F. R. S. Fellow of 

the Roval Society. 
F. S. A. • Fellow of 

the Society of 

Arts. 
Ga. Georgia. 
Gen. General. 
Gent. Gentleman. 
Geo. George. 
Gov. Governor. 
Hhd. Hogshead. 
Hon. Honourable. 
H. B. M. His or 

Her Britannic Ma- 
jesty. 
] lb. or Ibid. In the 

same place, 
i. e. That is. 
Id. The same. 
HI. Illinois. 
Ind. Indiana. 
Inst. Instant, or Of 

this Month. 
Int. Interest. 
Io. Iowa. 
Jac. Jacob. 
Jan. January. 
Jas. James. 



Jno. John. 

Jun. Junior. 

K. King. 

K.R Knight of the 
Bath. 

K. G. Knight of the 
Garter. 

Km. Kingdom. 

Knt. Knight. 

Ky. Kentucky. 

L. Lord, or Lady. 

La. Louisiana. 

Lat. Latitude. 

Lieut. Lieutenant. 

LL. I>. Doctor of 
Laws. 

Lond. London. 

Lon. Longitude. 

L. S. Place of the 
Seal. 

M. One thousand. 

Maj. Major. 

Mass. Massachu- 
setts. 

Math. Mathema- 
tics. 

Matt. Matthew. 

M. B. Bachelor of 
Medicine. 

M. C. Member of 
Congress. 

M. D. Doctor of 
Medicine. 

Md. Maryland. 

Mem. Remember. 

Messrs. Gentlemen, 
Sirs, Messieurs, or 
Misters. 

Mich. Michigan. 

Miss. Mississippi. 

Mo. Missouri. 

M. P. Member of 
Parliament. 

Mr. Master, or Mis- 
ter. 

Mrs. Mistress. 

M S. Manuscript. 

MSS. Manuscripts. 

N. North. 



N. A. North Amer- 
ica. 

N. B. Take notice. 

N. C. North Caro- 
lina. 

N. E. North East. 

Nem. con., or Nern. 
diss. Unanimous- 

iy. 

N. H. New Hamp- 
shire. 

N. J. New Jersey. 

No. Number. 

Nov. November. 

N. S. New Style. 
Nova Scotia. 

N. T. New Testa- 
ment. 

N.W. NorthWest, 

N. W. T. North 
Western Terri- 
tory. 

N. Y. New York 

O. Ohio. 

Obj. Objection. 

Obt. Obedient. 

Oct. October. 

0. S. Old Stvle. 

0. T. Old Testa- 
ment. Oregon 
Territory. 

P. Page. Priest. 

Pa. or Penn. Penn- 
sylvania. 

Pari. Parliament. 

Per cent. By the 
hundred. 

Philom. Lover of 
Learning. 

P. M. Afternoon. 
Post Master. 

P. 0. Post Office. 

Pop. Population. 

Pres. President. 

Prob. Problem. 

Prof. Professor. 

P. S. Postscript. 

Q. Question, or 
Queen. 



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q. d. As if he should I S. A. 
say. 

Q. L. As much as 
you please. 

Qr. Quarter. 

Q. S. Sufficient 
quantity. 

Reed. Received. 

Regr. Register. 

Rep. Representa- 
tive. 

R. I. Rhode Island. 

RtHon. Right Hon- 
ourable. 

S. South. Shilling. 



South Amer- 
ica, [lina. 

S. C. South Caro- 

St. Saint. Street. 

Sec. Section. Sec- 
retary, [nior. 

Sen. Senator. Se- 

Sept. September. 

Servt. Servant. 

Serg. Sergeant. 

Sol. Solomon. 

S. T. D. Doctor of 
Divinity. 

S. T. P. Professor 
of Theology. 



ss. and viz. To wit ; 
namely. 

Tenn. Tennessee. 

U. C. Upper Can- 
ada 

Ult. Last, or Of last 
Month. 

U. S. A. United 
States of America. 

W. West. 

W. I. West Indies. 

Wis. Wisconsin. 

Wm. William. 

Wp. Worship. 

Wt. Weight. 



LESSON II. 

Latin words and phrases in common use. 



Ab in-i"-ti-o. From the beginning. 

Ad ar-bit'-ri-um. At pleasure. 

Ad cap-tan'-dum. To attract. 

Ad in-fin'-i-tum. To infinity. 

Ad lib'-it-um. At pleasure. 

Ad ref-er-end'-um. For consider- 
ation. 

Ad va-lo'-rem. According to value. 

A for-ti-o'-ri. With stronger rea- 
son. 

A'-li-as. Otherwise. 

Al'-ib-i. Elseivheiy, or Proof of 
having been elseivhere. 

Al'-ma "ma-ter. Kind mother ; 
University. 

Ang'-li-ce. In English. 

A pos-te-ri-o'-ri. From a latter 
reason, or Behind. 

A pri-o'-ri. From a prior reason. 

Ar-ca'-na. Secrets. 

Ar- ca'-num. Secret. 

Ar-ffu-men'-tum ad hom'-in-em. 
Personal argument. 

Au'-di al'-ter-am par'-tem. Sear 
both sides. 

Bo'-na fi'-de. In reality. 

Cac-o-e'-thes scri-beri-di. Pas- 
sion for writing. 

Com'-pos men'-tis. In one^s senses. 

Cor-nu-co-pi'-aB. The horn of 
plenty. 

Cum mul'-tis a'-li-is. With many 
others. 



Cum priv-i-le'-gi-o. With privi- 
lege. 

Da'-tum, or Da'-ta. Point or 
points settled or determined. 

De fac'-to. In fact. 

De'-i gra'-ti-a. By the grace of 
God. 

De ju'-re. By right. 

Dom'-in-e di'-ri-ge nos. lord, 
direct us. 

Dram'-a-tis per-so-nse. Charac- 
ters represented. 

Du-ran'-te be'-ne pla"-ci-to. Dur- 
ing pleasure. 

Du-ran'-te vi'-ta. During life. 

E plu'-ri-bus u'-num. One formed 
of many. 

Er'-go. Therefore. 

Er-ra'-ta. Errors. 

Est'-to per-pet'-u-a. May it last 
for ever. 

Ex. LaU. As, the ex-President 
means the late President. 

Ex-cel'-si-or. More lofty. 

Ex of-fi"-ci-o. Officially. 

Ex par'-te. On the part of or 
One side. 

Fac sim'-i-le. Exact copy or re- 
semblance. 

Fe'-lo de se. Self-murderer. 

Fi'-at. Let it be done, or made. 

Fi'-nis. End. 

Gra'-tis. For nothing. 



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Ha'-be-as cor'-pus. Have, or may 

have, the body. 
Hicja'-cet. Here lies. 
Ib-i'-dem. In the same place. 
I'-dem. The same. 
Id est. That is. 
Im-pri'-rnis. In the first place. 
In coe'-lo qui'-es. There is rest 

in heaven. 
In com-men'-dam. For a time. 
In pro'-pri-a per-so'-na. In per- 
son. 
In-stan'-ter. Instantly. 
In sta'-tu quo. In the former 

state. 
In ter-ro'-rem. As a warning. 
In to'-to. Altogether. 
Ip'-se dix'-it. Mere assertion. 
Ip'-so fac'-to. By the mere fact. 
I'-tem. Also, or Article. 
Ju'-re di-vi'-no. By divine right. 
Lap'-sus lin'-gu83. A slip of the 

tongue. 
Lo'-cum te'nens. Deputy. 
Mag'-na char'-ta (kar'ta). The 

great Charter of England. 
Max'-i-mum. The largest. 
Me-men'-to ino'-ri. Bemember 

that thou must die. 
Me'-um et tu'-um. Mine and 

thine. 
Mm'-i-mum. The smallest. 
Mul- turn in par'-vo. Much in a 

small space. 
Ne plus ul'-tra. No farther, or 

Greatest extent. 
No' -lens vo'-lens. Willing or not. 
Noa com'-pos, or Non compos 

men'-tis. Out of one's senses. 
tem'-po-ra, mo'-res. the 

times, the manners. 
Om-nes. All. 
O'-nus. Burden.. 
Pas'-sim. Fveryivhere. 



the 



Pa'-ter Pa-tri'-se. Father of 

Country. 
Per an'-num. By the year. 
Per se. Alone, or By itself. 
Post mort'-em. After death. 
Pro bo'-no pub'-li-co. For 

public benefit. 
Pro and con. For and against. 
Pro for'-ma. For form's sake. 
Pro hac vi'-ce. For this time. 
Pro re na'-ta. For the occasion. 
Pro tem'-po-re. For the time, or 

For a time. 
Quo an'-i-mo. Intention. 
Quo-ad. As to. 
Quon'-dam. Former. 
Ke-qui-es'-cat in pa'ce. May lie 

rest in peace. 
Ke-sur'-gam. I shall rise again. 
Kex. King. 
Sem'-per e-a'-dem, or Sem'-per 

i'-dem. Always Hie same. 
Se-ri-a'-tim. In regular order. 
Si'-ne di'-e. Without mentioning 

any particular day. 
Si'-ne qua non. Indispensable 

requisite, or condition. 
Su'-i gen'-e-ris. /Singular, of its 

own hind. 
Sum'-muin bo'-nuin. Greatest 



Ter'-ra iir'-ma. Solid earth. 
,Tri'-a junc'-ta in u'-no. Three 

joined in one. 
U'-na vo'-ce. dvaninwusly. 
U'-ti-le dul'-ci. Utility with 

pleasure. [panion. 

Va-de me'- cum. Constant com- 
Ver'-sus. Against. 
Vi-a. By the way of. 
Vice. In the room of. 
Vi'-ce ver'-sa. The reverse. 
Vi'-de. See. 
Vul-go. Commonly. 



It is not the stud-ied and re-fined el-o-quence 
of a dis-course that con-trib-utes to the sal-va- 
tion of souls. Sim-pli-ci-ty and hu-mil-i-ty a-lone 
dis-pose and o-pen hearts for the op-er-a-tions of 



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CHAPTER X. 
READING LESSONS. 

LESSON I. 

THE GOOD SAMARITAN. 

A cer-tain man went down from Je-ru-sa- 
lem to Jer-i-CHo, and fell a-mong rob-bers, wlio 
al-so stripped "him, and hav-ing wound-ed him, 
went a- way, leav-ing him half dead. 

And it hap-pened that a certain priest went 
down the same way: and see-ing him, he 
passed by. In like man-ner, al-so, a Le-vite, 
when he was near the place, and saw him, 
passed by. 

But a certain Sa-niar-i-tan, be-ing on his 
jour-ney, came near him, and seeing him, was 
moved with com-pas-sion ; and going up to 
him, bound up his wounds, pour-ing in oili 
and wine; and set-ting him up-on his own 
beast, brought him to an inn, and took care 
of him. 

And the next day he took out two pence, 
and gave them to the host, and said : Take* 
care of him ; and what-so-ev-er thou shalt 
spend o-ver and a-bove, I at my re-turn will 
re-pay thee. 



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Which of these three was neigh-bour to him 
.hat fell among the robbers ? He that showed 

V1ER-CY TO HIM. 

LESSON II. 

THE PRODIGAL SON. 

A certain man had two sons : and the 

/oung-er of them said to hisfath-er: Father, 

<rive me the por-tion of sub-stance that fall-eth 

| o me. And he di-vi-ded un-to them his sub- 

tance. 

i And not ma-ny days af-ter, the younger son 
^;ath-er-ing all to-geth-er, went a-broad in-to a 
ar coun-try, and there wast-ed his substance 
>y liv-ing ri-ot-ous-ly. 

And after he had spent all, there came a 
aigh-ty fam-ine in that country, and he be-gan 
{ o be in want. And he went, and joined him- 
elf to one of the cit-i-zens of that country, 
-nd he sent him into his farm, to feed swine, 
^nd he would fain have filled his bel-ly with 
he husks the swine did eat: and no man gave 
nto him. 

And re-turn-ing to himself, he said : How 

aany hired ser-vants in my father's house have 

len-ty of bread, and I here per-ish with hun- 

er ? I will a-rise, and will go to my father, 

ad say to him : Father, I have sinned a-gainst i 

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heav-en, and be-fore thee : I am not now wor- 
thy to be called thy son : make me as one of 
thy hi-red servants. 

And ri-sing up, he went to his father. And 
when he was yet a great way off, his father 
saw him, and was moved with compassion, and, 
run-ning to him, fell upon his neck, and kissed 
him. 

And the son said to him : Father, I have 
sinned against heaven, and before thee : I am 
not now worthy to be called thy son. But the 
father said to his servants : Bring forth quick-ly 
the first robe, and put it on him, and put a ring 
on his hand, and shoes on his feet : And bring 
hith-er the fat-ted calf, and kill it, and let us 
eat and make mer-ry : be-cause this my son was 
dead, and is come to life again : he was lost, 
and is found. 



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LESSON III. 

THE PHARISEE AND THE PUBLICAN. 

Two men went up into the tem-ple to pray: s 
the one a Phar-i-see, and the oth-er a Pub-li- 
can. 

The Pharisee stand-ing, prayed thus with 
himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am 
not as the rest of men, ex-tor-tion-ers, un-just, 
a-dul-ter-ers, nor such as this publican. I fast 



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wice in the week : I give tithes of all that I 
l>os-sess. 

And the publican, standing a-far off, would 
ot so much as lift his eyes to-wards heaven : 
>ut struck his breast, say-ing : O God, be mer- 
i-ful to me a sin-ner. 

I say to you, this man went down to his 

ouse jus-ti-fied rath-er than the other : because 

ev-e-ry one that ex-alt-eth himself shall be 

um-bled ; and he that humbleth himself shall 

e exalted. 

LESSON IV. 

THE RICH MAN AJSTD THE BEGGAR. 

There was a certain rich man, who was 
iothed in pur-ple and fine lin-en, and feast-ed 
limp-tu-ous-ly every day. And there was a 
3rtain beg-gar, by name Laz-a-rus, who lay at 
is gate, full of sores, de-si-ring to be filled with 
le crumbs that fell from the rich man's ta-ble ; 
ad no one did give him: more-o-ver the dogs 
: ime and licked his sores. 

And it came to pass that the beggar died, 
id he was car-ried by the an-gels into A-bra- 
am's bo-som. And the rich man also died : 
id he was bur-ied in hell. 

And, lift-ing up his eyes, when he was in 
>r-ments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Laza- 



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rus in his bosom: and, lie cried, and said: 
Father Abraham, have mer-cy on me, and send 
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his fin-gei 
in wa-ter, to cool my tongue, for I am tor! 
ment-ed in this flame. 

And Abraham said to him : Son, re-mem-bei 
that thou didst re-ceive good things in thy life 
time, and like-wise Lazarus e-vil things: but 
now he is com-fort-ed, and thou art tormented, 
And, besides all this, be-tween us and youj 
there is fixed a great cHa-os : so that they whoj 
would pass from hence to you, can-not, nor from 
thence come hith-er. 

LESSON V. 

3STO FORGIVENESS TO THEM THAT WILL 3STOT 
FORGIVE. 

The king-dom of heaven is li-kened to a! 
king, who would take an ac-count of his ser- 
vants. And when he had be-gun to take the 
account, one was brought to hifli that owed 
him ten thou-sand tal-ents. And as he had 
not where-with to pay it, his lord com-mand-ed 
that he should be sold, and his wife and chil- 
dren, and all that he had, and pay-ment to be 
made. 

But that servant fall-ing down, be-sought 
him, saying: Have pa-tience with me, and I 



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all pay thee all. And the lord of that ser- 
ant, being moved with compassion, let him 
r o, and for-gave him the debt. 

But when that servant was gone out, he 
>und one of his fel-low-servants that owed 
im a hun-dred pence, and lay-ing hold of him, 
e throt-tled him, saying : Pay what thou ow- 
si. And his fellow-servant, falling down, be- 
>ught him, saying: Have patience with me, 
id I will pay thee all. And he would not : 
ut went and cast him into prison, till he should 
ay the debt. 

Now his fellow-servants seeing what was 
)ne, were very much grieved : and they came 
id told their lord all that was done. Then 
s lord called him, and said to him: Thou 
ick-ed servant, I forgave thee all the debt, 
3cause thou be-sought-est me. Siiould-est not 
ou then have had compassion also on thy 
jilow-servant, even as I had compassion on 
ee? And his lord being angry, de-liv-ered 
m to the tor-tur-ers, until he should pay all 
\e debt. 



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LESSON VI. 

THE SLOTHFUL SEKVANT. 



* A man going into a far country, called his 
jrvants, and delivered to them his goods. 



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And to one lie gave five tal-ents, and to a-notli 
er two, and to another one, to every one ac 
cord-ing to his prop-er a-bil-i-ty: and im-me 
di-ate-ly he took his journey. 

And he that had re-ceived the five talents 
went his way, and tra-ded with the same, anc 
gained other five. And in like man-ner he 
that had received the two, gained other two 
But he that had received the one, going his 
way, digged in the earth, and hid his lord 7 ; 
mon-ey. 

But af-ter a long time the lord of those ser 
vants came, and reck-oned with them, Anc 
he that had received the five talents, com-ing 
brought other five talents, saying : Lord, thoi' 
de-liv-er-edst to me five talents : behold, I have 
gained other five over and above. 

His lord said to him : Well done, thou gooc 
and faith-ful servant : because thou hast beei 
faithful over a few things, I will set thee ove: 
many things: enter thou into the joy of thj 
lord. 

And he also that had received the two tal 
ents, came and said: Lord, thou deli vereds 
two talents to me : behold, I have gained othe: 
two. His lord said to him : Well done, gooc 
and faithful servant : because thou hast beei 
faithful over a few things, I will set thee ove: 



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many things : enter thou into the joy of thy 
lord. 

But he that had received the one talent, 
came and said : Lord, I know that thou art a 
hard man ; thou reap-est where thou hast not 
sown, and gath-er-est where thou hast not 
strewed. And being a-fraid, I went and hid 
thy talent in the earth : behold, here thou hast 
that which is thine. 

And his lord, an-swer-ing, said to him : Thou 
evil and sloth-ful servant, thou knewest that I 
reap where I sow not, and gather where I have 
not strewed. Thou ought-est, there-fore, to 
have com-mit-ted my money to the bank-ers : 
and at my coming I should have received my 
own with u-su-ry. 

Take ye away, therefore, the talent from 
him, and give it him that hath ten talents. 
For to every one that hath shall be given ; and 
he shall a-bouncl ; but from him that hath not, 
that also which he seem-eth to have shall be 
taken away. And the un-prof-it-a-ble servant 
cast ye out into ex-te-ri-or dark-ness. There 
shall be weep-ing and gnash-ing of teeth. 



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LESSON VII. 

THE SEPARATION OF THE GOOD AND THE BAD 
AT THE LAST DAY. 

When the Son of Man shall come in his 
ma"-jes-ty, and all the an-gels with him, then 
shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. And 
all na-tions shall be gathered together before 
him: and he shall sep-ar-ate them one from 
another, as the shep-herd sep-ar-a-teth the sheep 
from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on 
his right hand; but the goats on the left. 

Then shall the King say to them -that shall 
be on his right hand : Come, ye bless-ed of my 
Father, possess the kingdom pre-pared for you 
from the found-a-tion of the world. For I was 
hungry, and you gave me to eat : I was thirs-ty, 
and you gave me to drink : I was a stran-ger, 
and you took me in ; na-ked, and you clothed 
me ; sick, and you vis-it-ed me : I was in prison, 
and you came to me. 

Then shall the just answer him, saying : Lord, 
when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee; 
thirsty, and gave thee drink ? And when did 
we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or 
naked, and clothed thee ? Or when did we see 
thee sick or in prison, and came to thee ? 

And the King answering, shall say to them : 



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Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to 
one of these iny least breth-ren, you did it 
to me. 

Then shall he say to them also that shall be 
on his left hand : De-part from me, ye curs-ed, 
into ev-er-last-ing fire, which was prepared for 
the dev-il and his angels. For I was hungry 
and you gave me not to eat : I was thirsty, 
and you gave me not to drink. I was a stran- 
ger, and you took me not in ; naked, and you 
clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and you 
did not visit me. 

Then shall they also answer him, saying: 
Lord, when did we see thee hungry, or thirsty, 
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, 
and did not min-is-ter to thee ? 

Then, he shall answer them, saying : Amen 
I say to you, as long as you did it not to one 
of these least ones, nei-ther did you do it 
to me. And these shall go into everlasting 
pun-ish-ment ; but the just, into life ever- 
lasting. 



We can-not make a bet-ter use of earth-ly 
goods, than to em-ploy them in works of char- 
i-ty. By this means we make them re-turn to 
Grod, who is their source, and who is al-so the last 
end to which ev-e-ry thing should be re-ferred. 



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CONCLUSION. 

RULES FOR SPELLING. 



RULE I. 
Monosyllables ending with/, I, or s, preceded by a single 
vowel, double the final consonant: as staff, mill, pass, &c. 
The only exceptions are — of, if, as, is, has, was, yes, his, 
this, us, and thus. 

RULE II. 

Monosyllables ending with any consonant but /, I, or s, 
and preceded by a single vowel, never double the final 
consonant ; excepting add, ebb, butt, egg, odd, err, inn, bunn, 
purr, and buzz. 

RULE III. 

Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, form the 
plurals of nouns, the persons of verbs, verbal nouns, past 
participles, comparatives, and superlatives, by changing y 
into i : as, spy, spies ; I carry, thou earnest ; he carrieth, or 
carries ; carrier, carried ; happy, happier, happiest. 

The present participle in ing, retains the y, that i may not 
be doubled; as, carry, carrying ; bury, burying, &c. 

But y, preceded by a vowel, in such instances as the 
above, is not changed ; as, boy, boys ;■ I cloy, he cloys, 
cloyed, &c. ; except in lay, pay, and say ; from which are 
formed, laid, paid, and said ; and their compounds, unlaid, 
unpaid, unsaid, &c. 

RULE IY. 

Words ending with y, preceded by a consonant, upon 
assuming an additional syllable beginning with a consonant, 



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commonly change y into i ; as, happy, happily, happiness. 
But when y is preceded by a vowel, it is very rarely changed 
in the additional syllable ; as, coy, coyly ; boy, boyish, boy- 
hood ; annoy, annoy er, annoyance ; joy, joyless, joyful. 

rule v. 

Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, 
ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, 
double that consonant, when they take another syllable 
beginning with a vowel : as, wit, witty ; thin, thinnish ; to 
abet, an abettor ; to begin, a beginner. 

But if a diphthong precedes, or the accent is on the pre- 
ceding syllable, the consonant remains single : as, to toil, 
toiling ; to offer, an offering ; maid, maiden, &c. 

rule VI. 
Words ending with any double letter but I, and taking 
%ess, less, ly, or ful, after them, preserve the letter double : 
is, harmlessness, carelessness, carelessly, stiffly, successful, 
listressful, &c. But those words which end with double I, 
ind take ness, less, ly, or ful, after them, generally omit 
me I: as, fulness, skilless, fully, skilful, &c. 

rule vn. 
Ness, less, ly, and ful, added to words ending with silent 
, do not cut it off: as, paleness, guileless, closely, peaceful : 
xcept in a few words : as, duly, truly, awful. 

RULE VIII. 

Merit, added to words ending with silent e, generally pre- 
Brves the e from elision : as, abatement, chastisement, incite- 
ment, &c. The words, judgment, abridgment, acknowledg- 
ment, are deviations from the rule. 



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Like other terminations, merit changes y into i, when 
preceded by a consonant : as, accompany, accompaniment ; 
merry, merriment. 

RULE IX. 

Able and ible, when incorporated into words ending with 
silent e, almost always cut it off: as, blame, blamable ; 
cure, curable ; sense, sensible, &c. : but if c or g soft comes 
before e in the original word, the e is then preserved in 
words compounded with able : as, change, changeable ; peace, 
peaceable, &c. 

rule X. 
When ing or ish is added to words ending with silent e, 
the e is almost universally omitted : as, place, placing ; 
lodge, lodging ; slave, slavish ; prude, prudish. 

RULE XI. 

Words taken into composition, often drop those letters 
which were superfluous in the simple words : as, handful, 
withal, chilblain. 






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